Country Reports News from the Rule of Doubt – Referral to the European Court of Justice (C-140/07) One key subject in food law is the differentiation between foodstuffs and medicinal products. Whenever a product is classified as medicinal, its marketability depends on a prior official authorisation. By contrast, most foodstuffs are marketable without any official or legislative permission. The definition of “food” is laid down in Article 2 Regula