Oct 15, 2024 Food Supplement or Medicine? Manufacturer’s Intent Is the Deciding Factor By Lisanne Steenbergen The text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This...
Oct 11, 2024 Food supplement or medicine? Manufacturer's intent is the deciding factor By Lisanne Steenbergen The text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This...
Jul 16, 2024 Medicine fines for dietary supplements: increasingly a thing of the past! 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...
Apr 11, 2024 Cross-contamination warning: only in case of real risk 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...
Dec 14, 2023 New rules for chocolate designations 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...
Nov 23, 2023 From July 1, 2023: levy on single-use plastic (SUP) 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...
Nov 23, 2023 Vegan Old Dutch candy? By Lisanne Steenbergen On the front of a package of La Bonbonnerie butter wafers is the designation ‘vegan’. Good news for vegans you might think, they can now...
Nov 23, 2023 Do you know the foreign speciality: beef jerky? By Lisanne Steenbergen Korean kimchi, South African braai, Moroccan tagine and ceviche from Peru. For delicacies from world cuisine, you no longer have to...