Yesterday, as expected, the European Court of Justice announced its decision on the use of non-organic seaweed powder in organic drinks.
The case concerned the addition of a non-organic ingredient (Lithothamnium calcareum seaweed powder) in the processing of prepackaged drinks produced by Natumi GmbH. The drinks had otherwise organic ingredients.
The case centred around whether
It’s well known that the Lactalis group attacked the French initiative that required the origin of milk to be included on labels. In particular, they noted it would be challenging to balance French labelling requirements with the sometimes-unclear INCO regulations.
While EU regulations harmonize the compulsory indication of the country of origin or the
In January, the EFSA gave the green light for flour made from yellow mealworms to be marketed in the EU. The move is effectively the first step on the path towards human consumption of insects in Europe, which comes after an application to the EFSA by French company, Agronutris. So, what’s the context behind the
EU member states currently have very different legal approaches to dealing with consumers collective interests. As a result, small consumer disputes are rarely taken to court by consumers because of the costs of pursuing legal action and the relatively low recompense of doing so.
To address this problem, the European Commission adopted the directive (EU)
On November 19, the EU’s Court of Justice gave the long-awaited judgment on the classification of cannabidiol (CBD). The Court judged that CBD cannot be qualified as a “narcotic” in the eyes of the law. As a result, CBD products can be marketed and benefit from the free movement guaranteed by Articles 34 to 36
In February, France’s Council of the State ordered a modification of the country’s Environment Code. The move was in response to the European case law which had ruled that organisms obtained through some mutagenesis techniques to be tolerant to herbicides are to be subjected to the same regulations as applied to genetically modified organisms. Katia
40 years after the initial ‘Cassis de Dijon’ principal came into force, the celebrated ‘mutual recognition’ principals undergo an overhaul
After extensive talks, in late 2018, the European Parliament and the Council reached an interim agreement on new text to refine and update ‘mutual recognition.’ The principals were modernized with the aim of making them
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Katia Merten-Lentz: Il complète Inco en établissant les modalités concrètes d’application de l’article 26 quand la présentation d’une denrée mentionne l’origine et que
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La commission des affaires économiques de l’Assemblée nationale vient de voter un amendement interdisant l’utilisation de dénominations carnées, telles que « merguez », « steak » ou « goût bacon », pour des produits végétaux.
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Le projet de loi sur l’Agriculture entend redonner du pouvoir au secteur agricole, dans la balance commerciale, en modifiant le seuil de revente à perte des produits alimentaires. Il soulève, cependant, des questions quant à sa compatibilité au regard des dispositions européennes.
