4/10/2025 9:03:42 AM Balancing rationality and reality: insights from the CJEU's Compass Banca judgment By Daniël Haije On 14 November 2024 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgment addressing a cornerstone in European consumer...
4/10/2025 9:00:52 AM Price information hidden in the small print By Lisa Peek On 23 January 2025, the Court of Justice of the EU clarified how essential price information must be presented in online offers. The...
4/10/2025 8:52:29 AM "Zonnatura Teff" with only 40% teff is misleading By Myrna Teeuw The Chairman of the Advertising Code Committee has ruled that the packaging of "Zonnatura Teff" is misleading. According to the...
4/10/2025 8:46:11 AM ACM starts enforcement of sustainability claims in food sector By Ebba Hoogenraad Important news: the Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has announced its focus on enforcement of sustainability...
11/15/2024 3:40:16 PM Balancing rationality and reality: insights from the CJEU's Compass Banca judgment By Daniël Haije On 14 November 2024 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgment addressing a cornerstone in European consumer...
10/11/2024 8:00:05 AM DMA issues first fine to TikTok vlogger for surreptitious advertising By Lisa Peek The Dutch Media Authority (Commissariaat van de Media, DMA) has imposed a fine (in Dutch) of over €6,000 on a vlogger. Vlogger Rhodé Kok...
10/11/2024 7:30:17 AM Food supplement or medicine? Manufacturer's intent is the deciding factor By Lisanne Steenbergen The text "reduces swelling and relieves pain" cannot be used for a food supplement. Food law prohibits making medical claims. This...
10/10/2024 1:41:53 PM Preliminary questions on online shopping: what does the Supreme Court say? By Daniël Haije The Supreme Court recently answered preliminary questions (questions of interpretation of the law) about online shopping. The Supreme...
10/10/2024 1:27:48 PM Court of Justice clarifies discount communication By Myrna Teeuw This is important for any company that occasionally advertises a discount to consumers. Ever since the amended Price Display of Products...
10/10/2024 1:25:06 PM Plant-based product Roombeter must change name By Ebba Hoogenraad Upfield (now Flora Food Group) must change the sales name of its product ROOMBETER. The plant-based product may compete with with butter...
7/18/2024 12:00:17 PM 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...
7/18/2024 7:30:49 AM 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,...