The text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This...
Lisanne Steenbergen
Hoogenraad & Haak
Netherlands
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The text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This...
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Another bead on the chain. Food supplements are subject to food law, not the Medicines Act. For years, the Netherlands Food and Consumer...
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You will find the warning "May contain [allergen]" less and less often on food labels. "May contain traces of [allergen]" is a thing of...
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The days are getting shorter and the temperature drops. Time for delicious hot chocolate milk, a piece of a chocolate tree or a handful...
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Plastic soup in the Mediterranean Sea and porpoises mistaking a piece of plastic for a tasty fish. Or closer: overflowing trash cans in...
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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...
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Korean kimchi, South African braai, Moroccan tagine and ceviche from Peru. For delicacies from world cuisine, you no longer have to...