Association of German Traders in Herbs and Spices

Sonninstrasse 28 (4th floor)
D-20097 Hamburg City Sued

Phone: +49 40 23 60 16 19
Fax: +49 40 23 60 16 10/11

E-Mail: dkgv@wga-hh.de

 

Objects of the association

The association acts as a link between the various levels of trade, i.e. manufacture, wholesale, retail and market trade.

 

Focus of activities

DKGV's deals with various different questions, partially relating to pharmaceutical law and food law, and which - owing to the diversified membership structure - (retail trade, market trade) also extend to legal provisions governing trade and competition. Central issues are:
  • Distinctions between pharmaceutics, foodstuffs and cosmetics
  • Maximum residue limits, contaminants, hazardous substances in foodstuffs
  • Pharmacopoeia regulations, monographies
  • Guidelines for tea, herbal infusions and spices
  • Correct labelling of foodstuffs
  • Non-prescriptive pharmaceutics
  • Technical questions concerning advertising, pricing, fair competition


The association keeps its members informed through regular newsletters about all relevant issues, in particular concerning the application of existing law and legislators' intentions.

 

Membership

14

 

Chairman

Torsten Skubich, Teas Consulting, Hamburg/Germany

 

Secretary General

Lutz Düshop, lawyer

 

Personal Assistant

Heike Orgaß-Hartmann

 

Additional information

The association awards a special distinction mark for companies which observe certain minimum requirements, which members can use for their own promotion purposes.