You must electronically transmit the examination results you have to the competent body. The competent body will provide you with standardised electronic templates (digital files) for this purpose.
Written transmission is only permissible if the competent body has allowed this at your request.
You must provide the following data, among others:
- Name of the company
- Sample number
- analysed product
- Sampling location
- analysed substance
The electronic templates (digital files) to be used according to this Ordinance as well as instructions for filling in the Excel tables can be downloaded.
The respective competent body anonymises the data and transmits them to the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL). The BVL records these results in a common data pool, evaluates them and publishes them quarterly on its website.