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All important documents for users and consumers on the subject of "Ohne Gentechnik". Contract and application documents, lists, legal bases, statements, background information, flyers, infographics and much more.
Overview of licensee and members (12 June 2025)
VLOG-Guideline Seal Usage "Ohne GenTechnik" (1 January 2023)
VLOG-Guideline Seal Usage "VLOG geprüft" (1 January 2023)
Application and fee schedule for seal use
"Ohne GenTechnik" seal (food)
Application form for Seal Usage “OhneGenTechnik” (writeable) (01 April 2025)
List of products to be labelled (16 November 2023)
"VLOG geprüft" seal (feed)
Application form for Seal Usage "VLOG geprüft" (writeable) (01 April 2025)
VLOG Fee Schedule
VLOG Fee Schedule (01 February 2024)
Membership
You can find all membership information here.
SEPA Direct Debit Mandate
SEPA Direct Debit Mandate VLOG
Printing templates "Ohne GenTechnik" seal
Seal use "Ohne GenTechnik" outside of Germany
Use of the "Ohne GenTechnik" seal outside of Germany: legal provisions and translated seal versions (17 May 2023) (in German)
Use of the seal in out-of-home catering
Criteria for the use of "Ohne GenTechnik" seal in out-of-home catering (December 2011) (in German)
Turnover Queries
The VLOG Standard and all annexes and revision documents, as well as several other helpful documents and fact sheets, can be found on the following page:
The VLOG Standard
EC Genetic Engineering Implementation Act (EG-Gentechnik-Durchführungsgesetz - EGGenTDurchfG)
EC Genetic Engineering Implementation Act (in German)
REGULATION (EC) Nr. 1830/2003
Concerning traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and modification of the guideline 2001/18/EC
Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003 (in German)
REGULATION (EC) Nr. 1829/2003
On genetically modified food and feed
Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 (in German)
Requirements for processing aids according to EGGenTDurchfG
Requirements for processing aids that are not food or food ingredients
Legal statement of the law office [GGSC] dated 11 January 2017 (in German)
Requirements for carriers according to EGGenTDurchfG
For the use of carriers and solvents
Legal statement of the law office [GGSC] dated 27 September 2017 (in German)
Requirements for freeze protection in starter cultures
On the use of milk powder as freeze protection in starter cultures
Legal statement of the law office [GGSC] dated 12 June 2017 (in German)
Dealing with incorrectly labeled feed
Legal statements GGSC
Food without genetic engineering: labeling requirements with regard to animal feed (in German)
Food without genetic engineering: feeding period in case of incorrect feed labeling (in German)
Food without genetic engineering: On the feeding period in the case of incorrect feed labeling
GGSC: product specification animal products / feed raw materials (in German)
ECJ ruling on mutagenesis: Effects on "Ohne Gentechnik" labeling
ECJ ruling on mutagenesis: effects on “Ohne Gentechnik” labeling
Certification Mark "Ohne GenTechnik" (word/figurative mark)
EU Certification Mark "VLOG geprüft" (word/figurative mark)
Guideline to the control of GMOs in food
VLOG explanation of the guideline (in German)
Guideline for the control of GMOs in food (in German)
Statement by environmental and consumer associations
Environmental and consumer associations expose criticism of "Ohne Gentechnik" labelling as unjustified (in German)
"Ohne Gentechnik" in the retail sector
Arguments of VLOG for "Ohne Gentechnik" labelling of private labels (in German)
"Ohne Gentechnik" labelling of meat substitutes
VLOG Information - Labelling of vegan and vegetarian products as Non GMO
Legal and practical problems with the "Ohne Gentechnik" labelling
Key points paper criteria for the "Ohne Gentechnik" labelling (in German)
BMEL booklet: Food and genetic engineering - The most important facts
List of VLOG certified feed companies
List sorted by postal code and state
List of feed companies certified according to VLOG recognised standards
Guide to the control of GMOs in feed
BVL-Guideline for monitoring GMOs in feed
Criteria of the "Ohne Gentechnik" production of feed
Thresholds of the claimability - clarification of old questions in the run-up to the claim "Ohne Gentechnik"
Difficulties of "Ohne Gentechnik" labelling (in German)
VDLUFA method for sampling feed
VDLUFA method for sampling feed (in German)
VDLUFA concept for the analysis of genetically modified feeds
VDLUFA concept (in German)
Study: GM-SOY: Sustainable? Responsible?
The document is available in a full version, but also as a summary.
Brussels Soy Declaration
Product specification animal products / feed raw material
GGSC: Product specification animal products / feed raw material (in German)
Sales development of foods with the "Ohne GenTechnik" [Non-GMO] seal by product category (23 April 2025)
BfN Nature Awareness Study: Large majority wants labelling for new genetic engineering (19 March 2025)
BfR Consumer Monitor: Concerns about GMOs in food (31 October 2024)
Development of "Ohne Gentechnik" [Non-GMO] milk shares in Germany (17 September 2024)
European Elections 2024: Voters of all parties want full GMO transparency (5 June 2024)
Development of soya cultivation area in Europe (12 February 2024)
Development of the number of VLOG members and licensees (31 December 2023)
GMO-free soybean meal significantly cheaper again (24 October 2023)
Opinion poll on possible lowering of EU GMO standards: Majority opposes (19 January 2023)
Opinion poll on eggs from CRISPR-hens: Majority wants compulsory labelling (12 April 2022)
GMOs and 2021 German election: Almost two thirds against deregulation (31 July 2021)
“Ohne GenTechnik” [Non-GMO] food in numbers 2020 (June 2021)
"VLOG verified" feed: businesses certified according VLOG Standard (31 December 2020)
Industry affiliation VLOG members (01 November 2020)
"Ohne Gentechnik" - Regulations in Europe (15 June 2020)
"Genetically modified" and "Genome editing": consumer awareness and concern (February 2020)
Use of the "Ohne GenTechnik" seal by product category (31 December 2019)
Growth in shares of Non-GMO milk by region (12 November 2019)
Opinion poll on pig feeding in Germany (19 July 2019)
Central statements of the nature awareness study 2019 (2019)
Feeding of soybean meal in Germany 2018 (2019)
Development of "Ohne Gentechnik" milk volumes in Bavaria (01 August 2018) (in German)
Flyer "Ohne GenTechnik" seal
Positioning of VLOG on new procedures in genetic engineering (25 October 2016)
Statement of VLOG on the draft of the fourth law for the amendment of the Genetic Engineering Law (14 October 2016) (in German)
Statement of VLOG on ALS decision No. 2017-3 starter cultures (31 August 2017, updated 01 March 2018) (in German)
Statement of VLOG on milk powder in starter cultures for food without genetic engineering (16 April 2018) (in German)
VLOG statement on the ECJ ruling on mutagenesis (14 November 2018)
VLOG statement on the position of Leopoldina on new genetic engineering (18 February 2020) (in German)
VLOG statement on the genetic engineering hearing in the German Parliament (Bundestag) on 28 November 2022 (in German)