4/7/2026 1:49:48 PM “Nature Socks” a sustainability claim? By Evelien Huberts Packaging bearing the names “Wollsocken” and “Nature Socks” and an image of a ball of wool with knitting needles suggests, according to a...
4/7/2026 1:39:28 PM CJEU Russmedia: platforms responsible for personal data in advertisements By Lisa Peek On 2 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered an important judgment (Russmedia, C-492/23) on the...
4/7/2026 1:37:42 PM Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance issues Advertising Law Predictions Report By Daniël Haije Global advertising regulation is evolving rapidly, and 2026 is shaping up to be a particularly active year. GALA has just released its...
4/7/2026 1:31:46 PM New Advertising Code for Food Products By Ebba Hoogenraad Myrna Teeuw As of 1 February 2026, stricter rules apply to advertising food products aimed at children and young people. The revised Advertising Code...
4/7/2026 1:29:47 PM Off to the Court of Justice: medical claims on food products By Ebba Hoogenraad Last summer, three of our clients attended an extensive hearing before the Council of State, which addressed the fundamental question of...
4/7/2026 10:31:57 AM Humble brag: Hoogenraad & Haak in Chambers and Legal 500 By Daniël Haije Every year in March, the LinkedIn feed of every lawyer and in-house counsel fills up with posts along the lines of: "Honored and grateful...
4/7/2026 10:23:24 AM Truffle mayo: ‘vegan’ or not? By Myrna Teeuw Truffles and veganism seem like a logical combination. After all, truffles are fungi and therefore plant-based. Yet things went wrong for...
10/13/2025 3:39:57 PM No Approved Health Claims for Kéfir By Evelien Huberts The Advertising Code Committee (ACC) has ruled on the packaging of “Beautiful Immunity Kéfir Mild.” According to the complaint, the term...
10/9/2025 9:30:57 AM New guidelines for price indications and comparisons: ACM publishes guidance By Lisa Peek On 19 September 2025, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) published its Guidance regarding price indications and...
10/9/2025 9:26:19 AM ACM focuses on sustainability claims in the coffee and cocoa sector By Myrna Teeuw A cup of coffee or a piece of chocolate tastes even better when you believe it’s good for people and the planet. But are those...
10/9/2025 9:08:23 AM Direct marketing under scrutiny: tighter rules and enforcement By Lisa Peek Direct marketing is in the spotlight. The ACM is already enforcing existing rules for telemarketing more strictly, while stricter rules...
10/9/2025 9:06:34 AM Milieu Centraal may continue its campaign ‘Honest about Wood Burning’ By Ebba Hoogenraad The days are getting shorter, the evenings colder. Time for a cozy gathering by a crackling fire. Lovely, right? Or maybe not… Knowledge...