Belgium ∙ Food Labelling: Belgium Clarifies Scope of Certain Categories of Food Exempt from Labelling Obligations journal article Aude Mahy European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 11 (2016), Issue 5, Page 427 - 428 On 28 July 2016, the Belgian authorities published an official document interpreting the concepts of food prepacked for direct sale and food that the manufacturer directly supplies in small quantities to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying the final consumer. While reference to these concepts is made in Regulation No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, no definition thereof was provided. Since these food categories benefit from certain exemptions in terms of labelling obligations, this resulted in legal uncertainty for the industry. First, food that is prepacked for direct sale is not subject to any of the heavy labelling requirements imposed on prepacked foodstuffs. Second, food directly supplied by the manufacturer in small quantities to the final consumer, or to local retail establishments directly supplying the final consumer, does not have to label a nutrition declaration.
National Measures on Allergen Labelling for Non-Prepacked FoodBelgium ∙ Declaration of Allergens for Non-Prepacked Foods in Belgium journal article Aude Mahy, Charline Van Hoeck European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 10 (2015), Issue 2, Page 141 - 143
Belgium: Allergen Labelling for Non-pre-packed Foods in Belgium: Draft Legislation journal article Aude Mahy European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 9 (2014), Issue 3, Page 190 - 191 At the end of March 2014, Belgium provided notice of its draft Royal Decree on establishing provisions for the declaration of certain substances or products causing allergies or intolerances, as regards non pre-packaged foods, to the European Commission1. What, in substance, are the proposed rules?
Latest News from the Belgian Advertising Auto-Control: Nutrition, Health and Ingredients Claims under Scrutiny journal article Aude Mahy European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 9 (2014), Issue 1, Page 53 - 54 The last quarter of 2013 was rich in complaints regarding advertisements that contain nutrition or health claims or refer to the composition of the advertised foodstuff. Here is a short summary of the conclusions that can be drawn from the recent decisions of the Belgian auto- control body for advertising, the JEP (‘Jury d’Ethique Publicitaire’).