Who may prohibit a botanical extract, and by what procedure: lessons from the challenges to Regulation (EU) 2021/468
The General Court annulled the 2021 prohibition, but the Commission is already preparing a new measure without waiting for the outcome of the appeal.
Botanical extracts and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 (I): the legal position under Annex III
An extract's fate is not decided in the laboratory, but by the procedural channel it is in.
Three routes for a botanical extract operator facing an Annex III restriction (II): composition, sales channel and legal basis
The sector's instinctive response to a restriction is to generate science: the route whose return is least well documented.
Maximum levels for vitamins and minerals: what harmonisation really changes
The threshold at which maximum levels are set is not a neutral technical choice, but the factor that will decide which products move freely in the Union.
Environmental claims on food: why Directive 2024/825 does not apply on its own
The practical question is not whether the Directive will reach the sector once it is transposed, but whether today's labels would withstand scrutiny under food law itself.
PFAS in food-contact packaging: which stocks does Regulation (EU) 2025/40 protect?
According to the Commission guidance, sales packaging is placed on the market when it is filled: packaging bought empty before 12 August 2026 is not covered.