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The medicinal effect of …. Coca Cola

Recent research from the Erasmus medical centre (Netherlands, Rotterdam) suggests that certain medicines might be taken up better by patients when administered with Coca Cola instead of water. In short, the researchers…
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180 fold higher fines in Dutch Commodities Act

On 11 September 2015 new legislation amending the current Commodities Act (in Dutch: Warenwet), partly entered into force. Under the new legislation the maximum administrative fine to be imposed on Food Business…
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Who Does Not Want To Have A Healthy Breakfast?

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has been pretty active this Summer. Following up on previous enforcement reports on nutrition claims,  it recently published such enforcement report re. both…
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Wervend maar niet misleidend

Voedingsmiddelenbedrijven zijn trots op hun producten en willen dat graag naar buiten brengen. Maar hoe breng je de gezondheidsvoordelen van een voedingsmiddel wervend en begrijpelijk over op consumenten, op een manier dat…
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EU Ombudsman seeks inquiry into Greek procurement

EU ombudsman seeks further inquiry into Greek hospital procurement case read more

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White smoke: we have a general approach for the medical devices and IVDs regulations

Yes we can! We have a general approach for both the Medical Devices Regulation and for the IVD Regulation, agreed in the EPSCO Council last Friday. The press release also conveniently bundles…
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More on scrutiny in the general approach proposals for medical devices and IVDs

Upon closer examination of the two texts for the MDR and IVDR it became clear that the scrutiny proposals in both regulations are actually identical (sorry for the earlier confusion). Accordingly, there are…
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The Council’s IVD regulation proposal for the general approach

As promised yesterday, here is a first impression of the IVD Regulation (IVDR) proposal that may lead to a general approach this Friday in the ESPCO Council. In this post I will…
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Compromise texts for EU Council EPSCO meeting public

The two texts that will form the basis for the Council’s attempt to arrive at a general approach at the EPSCO Council meeting on 19 June that would allow it to start…
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