Food chemist; application for recognition of professional qualification
To practice the profession of "State-certified food chemist" and in Germany as a national of an EU/EEA member state or a third country, you need recognition of the training you have acquired abroad.
Description
In order to exercise the profession of "State-certified food chemist", nationals of a member state of the European Union and a third country require recognition of the training acquired abroad. The government of Upper Bavaria is responsible for the recognition procedure throughout Bavaria.
Contact person
Regierung von Oberbayern - Sachgebiet 55.2 - Rechtsfragen Gesundheit, Verbraucherschutz und Pharmazie
Address
address
Maximilianstraße 39
80538 München
postal address
80534 München
Opening hours
Die allgemeinen Öffnungszeiten sind:
Montag bis Donnerstag 08:00 Uhr - 16:00 Uhr
Freitag 08:00 Uhr - 14:00 Uhr
Zu den allgemeinen Öffnungszeiten werden individuelle Terminvereinbarungen angeboten.
Die Pforte im Hauptgebäude ist zu folgenden Zeiten besetzt:
Montag bis Donnerstag 07:00 Uhr - 17:45 Uhr
Freitag 07:00 Uhr - 14:45 Uhr
Contact
E-Mail: poststelle@reg-ob.bayern.de
Kontaktformular sicher: https://formularserver-bp.bayern.de/sichererKontakt?caller=936190702679Sicheres Kontaktformular
Sonstiges: https://www.bayernportal.de/dokumente/behoerde/936190702679Weiterführende Informationen im BayernPortal
Telefon Festnetz: +49 89 2176-0
Fax: +49 89 2176-2914
Internet
Required documents
- Proof of citizenship
in certified copy and translation by a translator publicly appointed and sworn in the Federal Republic of Germany
- Evidence of formal qualifications (diploma, certificate, evidence of completion of studies, other evidence of formal qualifications) and professional experience
in certified copy and translation by a translator publicly appointed and sworn in the Federal Republic of Germany
Basis for legal action
Legal remedy
Deadlines
none
Costs
approx. 150 Euro
Area of validity
Bavaria
Official approval
Officially approved by Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz (Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection) on 07.04.2026