10/14/2026 12:40:17 PM Salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated eggs By Evelien Huberts Salmonella-contaminated eggs from Belgium have received widespread media attention. According to media reports, at least 300 people...
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...
10/9/2026 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...
10/8/2026 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...
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...
4/7/2026 1:41:25 PM A new direction for SUP and more deposit collection points By Lisanne Steenbergen Last year, it was still anyone’s guess: what rules would apply to single-use plastic cups and containers (SUP)? That uncertainty is now...
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 Vegan claim? Explain which definition you use 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...