Sustainability Labelling in the EU journal article Sarah Arayess, Aude Mahy European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 18 (2023), Issue 2, Page 101 - 104
Belgium ∙ Recently Adopted Belgian Guidelines on the Use of Environmental Claims journal article Aude Mahy, Floriane Delbaere European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 17 (2022), Issue 4, Page 331 - 333
The Response of the EU Agri-Food Chain to the COVID-19 Pandemic:Chronicles from the EU and Selected Member States journal article Francesco Montanari, Sarah Arayess, Toma Barbarasa, Alberta Clavarino, Inês Ferreira, Aude Mahy, Stelios Margaritis, Alicja Michałowska, Christina Schröck, Arthur Servé, Agnieszka-Szymecka Wesolowska, Cesare Varallo, Pilar Velázquez González European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 15 (2020), Issue 4, Page 336 - 356 This research article aims at providing a preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the EU agri-food sector between March and May 2020. To this end, an analysis of the policy and legislative measures adopted during this period at EU level is first provided. Then, national experiences of nine Member States – i.e. Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain – are described in detail, illustrating, for each country, the most relevant impacts and responses by competent authorities and stakeholders alike. Overall, whilst one can conclude that the EU agri-food sector has shown a high degree of resilience at the onset of the pandemic, the latter has nevertheless revealed its vulnerability to external threats and, with it, the need to guarantee a proper level of preparedness to ensure, in future, food security on the EU market during similar crisis.
Belgium ∙ Belgian Circular Clarifies the Use of Ingredients in the ‘Clean Label’ Trend journal article Aude Mahy, Arthur Servé European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 15 (2020), Issue 1, Page 59 - 61
Belgium ∙ “May Contain”: New Developments in Belgium for Allergen Precaution Labelling. journal article Aude Mahy European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 14 (2019), Issue 4, Page 372 - 379
Belgium ∙ Recent Developments in Belgium: Food Supplements, Use of the Term ‘Artisanal’ and Reference Doses for Allergens in Food journal article Aude Mahy, Aleksandra Sanak European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 13 (2018), Issue 1, Page 44 - 48
Belgium and Luxembourg journal article Aude Mahy, Aleksandra Sanak European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 13 (2018), Issue 6, Page 546 - 550
The Case of the “Champagner Sorbet” – Unlawful Exploitation or Legitimate Use of the Protected Name “Champagene”? journal article Aude Mahy, Florence d’Ath European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 12 (2017), Issue 1, Page 43 - 48
Belgium ∙ Several Legislative Changes Are Expected in Belgium with Regard to the Self-checking, Food Supplements and Plants Used in Food journal article Aude Mahy, Aleksandra Sanak European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 12 (2017), Issue 2, Page 160 - 163
Belgium ∙ Ceci n’est pas du lait – This is not milk journal article The Use of the Reserved Names “Milk”, “Yogurt” and “Dairy” for Non-Dairy Products Yves van Couter, Aude Mahy, Florence d’Ath European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 11 (2016), Issue 4, Page 328 - 332 On 10 March 2015, the Court of Appeals of Brussels reached its decision in a case involving a dispute between the dairy industry and a producer of substitutes for dairy products regarding the use of the words “milk”, “yogurt”, “cream” or “dairy” for presenting or advertising non-dairy products, such as almond milk or soya drinks. It reaffirmed that these generic names of dairy products are protected and are exclusively reserved for the dairy products in question. Products, therefore, which do not meet the specific legal requirements and characteristics described by these names may not, in principle, be labelled as “milk”, butter”, ”cream” or “yogurt”. In its judgement, the Court of Appeals did not, however, clarify whether the use of these reserved names for non-dairy products is prohibited in all circumstances, or whether they can sometimes be used in order to distinguish non-dairy products from milk products. Instead, the Court adhered close to the general principles of consumer protection and held that, in the circumstances at hand, the defendant’s use of these reserved names could mislead consumers as to the nature or composition of the non-dairy products.
‘Meat me in Italy’: The Italian Ban on Meat-Sounding Names and Cell-Cultured Meat Francesco Planchenstainer