Kategorie: Food Law
General product safety Regulation: Do you know your obligations?
On 13 December 2024, the new Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and the Council of 10 May 2023 on general product safety (hereinafter as the „GPSR“ or „Regulation“) entered into force, Also Czech law implementing the Regulation was already published in the Collection of Laws on 12 December 2024. The Regulation sets new …
Read moreNew upcoming Czech legislation on the sale of kratom and CBD cannabis
Czech Republic is on the verge of significant changes in the sale and marketing of psychomodulatory substances, specifically kratom and CBD cannabis. After a long and stormy debate, the government has decided not to proceed with a complete ban, but instead to introduce strict measures that will significantly limit their availability on the market, as …
Read moreLegal regulation of the use of insects in food
Earlier this year, the European Commission approved additional insect species that can be marketed as food for human consumption.[1] In this context, there has been a lot of misinformation across society, so here is an overview of how insects can be used in food according to the current legal regulation. In this article, you will …
Read moreBanning CBD and other cannabinoids in food and food supplements?
In mid-April this year, the European Commission published a statement confirming that cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids derived from the plant Cannabis sativa L. (hemp) are considered novel foods under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union on 25 November 2015 on novel foods[1] (the “Novel Food …
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