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Lisanne Steenbergen

Hoogenraad & Haak

Netherlands

About me

10/9/2025 9:17:07 AM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

On 1 September, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) updated its Guidance on Reporting Unsafe Food. The most...

4/10/2025 8:56:45 AM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

State Secretary Jansen announced late last year that new rules on single-use plastics will take effect from 1 January 2026. Since then,...

10/15/2024 2:45:12 PM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

The text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This...

10/11/2024 7:30:17 AM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

The text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This...

7/16/2024 3:00:02 PM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

Another bead on the chain. Food supplements are subject to food law, not the Medicines Act. For years, the Netherlands Food and Consumer...

4/11/2024 8:00:41 AM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

You will find the warning "May contain [allergen]" less and less often on food labels. "May contain traces of [allergen]" is a thing of...

12/14/2023 1:25:41 PM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

The days are getting shorter and the temperature drops. Time for delicious hot chocolate milk, a piece of a chocolate tree or a handful...

11/23/2023 1:16:54 PM

By Lisanne Steenbergen

Plastic soup in the Mediterranean Sea and porpoises mistaking a piece of plastic for a tasty fish. Or closer: overflowing trash cans in...