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Germany is a member of the European Union (EU) and generally follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products.

There is an ongoing intense debate about animal welfare in Germany. Consumers consider animal welfare within meat production as important.

Germany is the 2nd biggest organic market of the world with good prospects for U.S. organic products like salmon, tree nuts, fruits and vegetables, processed food products and others.

On April 28, 2015, the European Parliament approved the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), which includes a 7 percent cap on food crop based biofuels for the transport sector.

This report provides an overview of the priorities and work plans for 2016 of the different EU institutions (European Commission, Council of the European Union, European Parliament).

With 81.3 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers, Germany is the largest market for dried fruits and nuts in Europe and a very important destination for U.S. almonds, walnuts, prunes...

The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety just added another chapter by defending its previous stance that ODM and CRISPR should not fall under GMO regulations.

Seed companies have not objected to Germany for applying the “opt out” regulation for biotech corn varieties.

A legal analysis commissioned by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation concludes that CRISPR and other new breeding techniques fall under the European Directive for GMOs.

Germany has 81 million of the world’s wealthiest consumers and is by far the biggest market in the European Union. The German market offers good opportunities for U.S. exporters...

The German food service sector is large, fragmented, and highly competitive. Foodservice sales continue to be led primarily by independent full service restaurants.

Hail, high temperatures, and lack of rain are expected to have resulted in a substantially reduced hops production in Germany in 2015.