Especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities continue to carefully enforce the rules that help consumers make well-informed choices about the food they consume. Katia Merten-Lentz reflects on the food labelling requirements food business operators need to adhere to (article available in French only)
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While consumers frightened by the Covid-19 pandemic stocked-pilled food (and toilet paper), it was tempting for some companies to overpromote their products with regards to their ability to ‘treat’ or ‘cure’ the disease. This was especially the case for products that may
Katia Merten-Lentz of international law firm Keller and Heckman looks at how the EU’s regulation of traditional foods from third countries is proving to be a challenge for companies to successfully navigate.
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This article was first published at FoodNavigator on 24 March 2020. Written by Katia Merten-Lentz with the support of Manon Ombredane
Once again the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has moved to clarify clarify the rules applicable to health claims.
Recently, the CJEU had the opportunity to further clarify the provisions of
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New laws are being designed to accelerate the growth of novel foods, including algae, insects and cultured meat, but will Brexit put the brakes on things?
Novelty can contribute substantially to the success of a restaurant or catering company, offering customers something new and competitors something to think
This article was first published by IEG Policy Agribusiness on 7 February 2020
Katia Merten-Lentz of international law firm, Keller and Heckman, writes on how the EU is taking a broader approach to official controls in the food supply chain.
The Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 – the new OCR – entered into force
This article was first published in the World Food Regulation Review January 2020, Vol. 29, Number 8
This article explains the main topics discussed by 400+ global food safety and nutrition regulators during the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU41) in Düsseldorf from 24 to 29 November 2019.
Online food sales still need a clear definition and a proper legal framework at EU level to successfully take advantage of the cybermarket and create new opportunities for food business operators in the EU, writes Katia Merten-Lentz of international law firm, Keller and Heckman.
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Nowadays the list of ingredients on food labels tends to be shorter and the names simpler. But, putting aside this ‘clean label’ trend, does the average consumer still notice the claims appearing on the labels of its daily food?
In the 2000s there was an urgent need to