In the European Union (EU), we find a lot of judgments concerning the distinction between medicinal products and food supplements on both EU and member state levels. Now a third category — novel food — is in the focus of...more
The EU is working on its next move toward sustainability and plans to oblige companies to address adverse sustainability impacts in their own operations and in their value chain. While the European Commission is working on...more
2/23/2022
/ Corporate Governance ,
Distributors ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Human Rights ,
Risk Management ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
The United Kingdom (UK) left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. While the EU and the UK lastly agreed on a withdrawal agreement and thus can avoid an unregulated Brexit, specific rules for trading UK goods on the EU...more
2/13/2020
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Exports ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
GMO ,
Member State ,
Organic ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK Brexit
Manufacturers of food products need to meet the requirements of food laws and expectations of consumers, who are seeking more information about the healthfulness of food products. Many manufacturers are responding by...more
When structuring and assessing transactions in the food and beverage sector in a European context, a purchaser must consider and evaluate several EU-specific requirements in order to ensure a successful transaction with...more
5/9/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Advertising ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Change of Ownership ,
Corporate Branding ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Final Judgment ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labeling ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Sale of Assets ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Trademarks
On April 11, 2018, the European Commission presented its Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (COM(2018)...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) held that the restrictions on promoting foodstuffs with nutrition and health claims not only apply to communications addressed to the general public but also to communications...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) will soon decide on the issue of whether plant-based products may be labeled and promoted with product names intended for dairy products such as “Veggie-Cheese,” “Tofubutter”...more