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A guide to the Dutch sustainable certification jungle in food
In the beginning of the new calendar year, people tend to stick to new year’s resolutions, such as eating healthier. In supermarkets and other stores choosing healthy/ sustainable products is made easy…
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Dynamic IP addresses may constitute ‘personal data’
Recently the European Court of Justice (‘CJEU’) clarified the definition of personal data under the Data protection Directive. In the Breyer case[1] the CJEU ruled on whether or not a dynamic IP…Article
ENISA updates its Good Practice Guide
The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (‘ENISA’) published an updated version of its National Cyber Security Strategy Good Practice Guide (‘the Guide’) on 14 November 2016, which includes a…Article
Nothing left to hide? Status quo on Dutch bill permitting active disclosure of food safety inspection results
Recently, an amendment to the Dutch Health Act (Gezondheidswet) was voted in Dutch Parliament, allowing the Dutch Food Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel en Warenautoriteit or NVWA) to actively disclose its inspection results….Article
Cross sector innovations and legal loopholes
On 24 November last, the Dutch Life Sciences Conference took place in Leiden, the Netherlands. This conference brings together a large number of life sciences professionals from the Netherlands and abroad. One…Article
Enforcement measures regarding borderline products
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…Article
Organic certification of mirco-algae
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,Article
Autumn College on EU Food Law
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…Navigate through our knowledgebase
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