10/12/2026 8:44:37 AM Mixed signals from Jumbo By Luna Snellenberg A consumer buys shampoo from a promotional shelf framed in red. A large sign above the shelf reads ‘buy one, get one free’. But at the...
10/12/2026 8:16:12 AM EmpCo D-Day has come and gone: sustainability claims and plenty of questions By Ebba Hoogenraad The time has come: since September 27, strict rules have applied to vague sustainability claims, sustainability labels and claims about...
10/12/2026 8:02:45 AM AI-content in advertising: to label, or not to label By Daniël Haije Since 2 August 2026, deployers of AI systems that generate deepfakes have been required to disclose that the content has been...
10/9/2026 8:00:52 AM Meat substitutes in your product range? Check your product names By Myrna Teeuw Can you use a meat-related term for a plant-based product? That depends first on whether the term is legally protected. You cannot use a...
10/9/2026 7:00:38 AM Advertising on social media? The rules have been updated By Myrna Teeuw As of 1 July 2026, the revised Advertising Code for Social Media & Influencer Marketing (the “RSM”) applies. The rules have not changed...
10/8/2026 1:16:37 PM McDonald’s must get rid of disposable cups By Lisanne Steenbergen McDonald’s must switch entirely to reusable cups for on-premises consumption by 5 January 2027 at the latest. This follows from an order...
10/8/2026 1:13:09 PM Bare legs on a motorcycle: Dutch Advertising Code Committee rejects complaints about Lebara commercial By Lisa Peek Bare legs on the back of a motorcycle: is that acceptable in an ad? The Lebara case explores the line between depicting risky behavior...
10/8/2026 1:06:35 PM IKEA bans parody: freedom of expression must yield to trademark By Maarten Haak The Belgian political party Vlaams Belang used the well-known IKEA trademark and IKEA drawings in a parody to draw attention to its...
6/29/2026 12:27:45 PM Jumping on the fibre maxing trend? Bear in mind the rules on nutrition claims! By Lisanne Steenbergen The protein craze has become a fixture in supermarkets. Alongside sports powders and bars, the shelves are full of high-protein quark,...
6/29/2026 12:25:36 PM Food safety culture: from buzzword to measurable practice By Ebba Hoogenraad "Food safety culture": everyone in the food industry will have come across the term by now. Yet for many companies, it remains an elusive...
6/29/2026 12:23:28 PM Injection pens, the new way to lose weight? By Evelien Huberts Depicting an injection pen may be contrary to Dutch advertising rules. According to the Dutch Advertising Code Committee (ACC), four...
6/29/2026 12:20:46 PM European Commission Draft Guidelines confirm: deepfakes in advertising will have to be labelled By Lisa Peek Daniël Haije Do you use AI to create or modify images, video, or audio in an advertising campaign? If so, you will soon be required to disclose in...