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EU Commission’s mHealth Code Nears Completion – But Will It Be A Success?

DG Connect, the European Commission’s department of communications networks, content and technology, has been working on an mHealth code, with the view to completing it  by the end of 2016. Amanda Maxwell…
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Weight loss claims – the proof of the pudding is in the eating

Some food supplements claim to help the consumer to lose weight and achieve the ideal bodyweight by consuming the product. Sounds too good to be true? Then this post is of interest…
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Food waste and donation policies in France and the Netherlands

Initiatives to reduce food waste This article provides an overview of both the French and Dutch national legal framework for food donation and the initiatives undertaken to decrease food waste. One third…
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Medisch wetenschappelijk onderzoek in de knel

Brussel is bezig met nieuwe privacywetgeving om burgers beter te beschermen tegen grote dataverzamelaars. Maar bij onderzoekers en patiënten heerst onrust. Lees meer

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Dutch DPA finds fitness app violates data protection law

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (College bescherming persoonsgegevens, hereinafter ‘CBP’) published a report on 11 November following an investigation into Nike’s fitness app, the Nike+ Running app. The CBP found several violations…
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Axon seminar on Alternative Sources of Protein 25 November 2015

This seminar focussed on the economical, societal and commercial impact of alternative sources of protein and on its legal implications. You can download the presentations: Karin Verzijden & Sofie van der Meulen…
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Update on MDR/IVDR trilogue

The trilogue has been quietly progressing, with a view to being concluded for this Presidency at the EPSCO meeting of the Council on 8 December after a final trilogue meeting planned on 3 December….
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Update! White paper on MDR / IVDR updated

In March 2014 Gert Bos (Head of Regulatory and Clinical Affairs at notified body BSI) and I wrote a white paper on the new EU medical devices and IVD regulations in the legislative procedure….
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