18 Jul, 2024 Stricter rules on green claims another step closer By Daniël Haije Green news: the European Council adopted its position on the European Commission's proposal for a "Green Claims Directive" on 17 June...
18 Jul, 2024 Small print can get you killed By Ebba Hoogenraad The margarine product Becel has a funny television commercial in which a daughter in a disco is extremely embarrassed when her mother,...
17 Jul, 2024 See you in court! Or not? By Moïra Truijens You are reading this newsletter because you came into contact with our firm at some point. Presumably you needed legal help with a...
16 Jul, 2024 Medicine fines for dietary supplements: increasingly a thing of the past! By Lisanne Steenbergen Another bead on the chain. Food supplements are subject to food law, not the Medicines Act. For years, the Netherlands Food and Consumer...
16 Jul, 2024 Can LEGO ban the sale of second-hand LEGO sets? By Maarten Haak Anyone who buys a set of LEGO bricks, may resell that same set. The trademark right is then exhausted. But may a company buy used sets,...
16 Jul, 2024 "A juice a day keeps the doctor away" is a health claim By Myrna Teeuw "A juice a day keeps the doctor away". This variation on the well-known statement "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" seems like a...