Kategorie: Food Law
Banning CBD and other cannabinoids in food and food supplements?
In mid-April this year, the European Commission published a statement confirming that cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids derived from the plant Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) are considered novel foods under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union on 25 November 2015 on novel foods[1] (the “Novel Food …
Read moreDraft Cybersecurity Act with a focus on the foodprocessing sector
In the European Union, the long-overdue Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures to ensure a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union and amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972 and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (hereinafter as the “NIS2 Directive”) has …
Read moreNew obligations for notification of discounts under the amendment to the Consumer Protection Act
On 6 January 2023 Act No. 374/2022 Coll., amending Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection, as amended, and Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, as amended, entered into force. In particular, this Act transposes two EU Directives, namely Directive 2019/770 of the European Parliament and the Council and Directive 2019/2161 of the European …
Read moreSometimes illegal labelling of alternative products of plant origin
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic (hereinafter referred to as “MZe”) and the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (hereinafter referred to as “SZPI”) draw attention to the need to comply with the requirements of legal regulations in the field of food labelling in connection with unwanted labelling of plant products with names …
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