- Jahrgang 17 (2022), Ausgabe 5
- Vol. 17 (2022), Nr. 5
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- Seiten 338 - 342
- pp. 338 - 342
2-Choroethanol and the Precautionary Principle in Article 7 of the General Food Law – Recent German Jurisdiction
How authorities dealt with findings of 2-Chloroethanol (2CE) in food during the ‘Ethyleneoxide crisis’ was the subject of several recent court decisions in Germany. Three of the four Higher Administrative Courts involved at last instance took the view that the precautionary principle in Art. 7 General Food Law (GFL) had been violated. The following article will take a closer look at the main arguments of the leading decision by the Higher Administrative Court of Bavaria and will also explain why the dissenting decision by the Higher Administrative Court of Hamburg is not to be followed.