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There seem to be a lot of misunderstandings in the market about the current status of the MDR. Some think it’s finished (it’s not, at least not formally) and there is a…
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Karin Verzijden
As observed in an earlier post, the boundaries between food products and medicinal products are sometimes blurred. However, the qualification of a product as either one or the other may have huge…
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Karin Verzijden
Micro-algae enjoy an increased interest, for instance as an alternative source of protein. Manufacturers of this type of algae experience that there is a high demand for organicly grown micro-algae. For quite a long time, it was not clear what standards are applicable to the organic production of micro-algae. Recently, new EU legislation was published, which clarifies those conditions. However, practical issues remain unresolved. Together with the Dutch micro-algae manufacturer Nutress,
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Karin Verzijden
This year is the 4th edition of a 2-days seminar on two particular topics of EU Food Law, notably health claims and food information. Karin created this event, together with Lexxion, in…
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Erik Vollebregt
The Commission issued an updated version of the MEDDEV 2.1/6 regarding standalone software on 15 July. After all the rumors around the difficult discussions surrounding the revision process I was very curious…
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Carine van den Brink
Carine van den Brink, vanaf het begin juryvoorzitter kijkt terug op 15 Venture Challenge edities en geeft advies voor toekomstig Venture Challenge teams.
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Karin Verzijden
Shock and awe: they did it! A few days after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, many sectors are investigating the consequences thereof for the services and products concerned….
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Erik Vollebregt
The IVDR text that the Council, Commission and Parliament reached agreement on is finally public (since 15 June). I’ve had the time to read it now. I am not going to draft…
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Erik Vollebregt
Wow, while I was still working on wrapping my head around the hundreds of pages of final texts of the MDR and IVDR, the Brexit happened. Speaking of surprises – this was…