Food Law and Related Areas of Law

Food Law

Advice on all kind of foodstuffs, i.a.:
Bakery goods, beer mix drinks, chocolate, coffee, convenience food, dietary food, fish, food supplements, fruit, fruit juice, functional food, honey, ice cream, jams, meat, milk-products, mineral water, novel food, soft drinks, sugar, soups, spirits, sweets, tea, vegetable, wine
Advice on all kind of ingredients, i.a.:
Aminoacids, flavours, enzymes, colours, preservatives, minerals, plant extracts, trace elements, sweeteners, vitamins, sugar substitutes, additives
Advice on product development - examination of recipes
Advice on the demarcation of foodstuffs and drugs
Examination and optimisation of package labelling
Advice on advertising (particularly "health claims") and marketing measures of all kinds
Protection and defence of indications of geographical origin
Applications for exemptions and general exemptions
Expert opinions on the marketability of foodstuffs and additives
Representation towards public authorities and public prosecutors in cases of complaints
Lobbying towards associations, ministries and international organisations
All kinds of unfair competition litigations (particularly interim injunctions) concerning foodstuffs (cf. unfair competition law)
Advice on food marketing on the boundary to unfair competition law and trademark law
Advice on food hygiene, particularly in cases of pollution/contamination
Advice and representation in product liability cases
Crisis management

Advice on the demarcation of drugs on the one hand and foodstuffs, cosmetics or medical products on the other hand
Examination and optimisation of package labelling
Examination of the marketability of medical products
Advice on advertising
Representation in litigation regarding labelling and marketing of drugs