30 April 2019
German Packaging Act 2019: higher hurdles for commercialization, lower environmental impact of waste?
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On 1 January 2019, the new German Packaging Act ("VerpackG") came into force. The act replaces the German Packaging Regulation ("VerpackV") and aims to further reduce adverse impacts of packaging waste on the ...

03 August 2017
Novel or Not Novel? Commission Draft Implementing Regulation on the Consultation Procedure for Assessing the Novel Food Status
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The new Novel Food Regulation, entered into force on January 2016, will become applicable on January 1, 2018. Among the innovations triggered by the Regulation, there is the provision of a consultation procedure aimed ...

03 February 2020
Nutritional and health claims made on foods: compliance can be an asterisk away
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On 30 January 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its ruling in case C 524/18, Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG (hereafter, "Schwabe") v Queisser Pharma GmbH & Co. KG (hereafter, "Queisser").