Kategorie: Food Law
Weight-loss programmes and diets: assessing medical, health and nutrition claims
One of the currently discussed topics in the area of food law, which has recently been dealt with by the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (hereinafter referred to as the “SFA“), is the issue of medical, health and nutrition claims in food labelling in the context of weight loss programmes and reduction diets, which …
Read moreDual Quality of Food
On 27 April 2021, the Czech Act No. 174/2021 Coll. was published in the Collection of Laws, which, among other things, amended the Czech Act No. 110/1997 Coll., on Food and Tobacco Products and on amendments to Certain Related Acts, as amended (the “Food and Tobacco Products Act”). In general In addition to other changes, …
Read moreEcolabelling in the Czech Republic from the legal perspective
Ecolabelling is the voluntary labelling of products and services that are demonstrably better for the environment and consumer health and are of a high quality throughout their life cycle. The main ideas of ecolabelling The ecolabel gives the customer the assurance that the product meets strict environmental criteria, which include quality raw materials, environmentally friendly …
Read moreMisleading indications of the place of origin of food
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic and the State Agricultural and Food Inspection draw attention to the need to comply with the requirements of legal regulations in the area of informing consumers about the true place of origin of food. Generally The above relates to an urgent situation concerning a number of food …
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