I. Guidelines to food law by Community law (abstract) 1. "Hygiene Package" Food law, as well as other fields of law, has meanwhile become a law that is strongly influenced by Community law.1 With 17 directives becoming effective by 31.12.2005, this meant that – similar to many other EU-comprehensive bodies of legislation – it was constructed piecemeal, including overlapping and loopholes. Unnecessary and complicated regulations made its appreciat