The European Court of Justice ruled on the on the possibility of using registered PDO names in the trade names of compound products containing the PDO product as an ingredient. At the end of 2012, Aldi began to sell a frozen product distributed under the name “Champagner Sorbet” which contained, among its ingredients, 12% champagne. The CIVC, an association of Champagne producers, taking the view that the distribution of that product under that name constituted an infringemen

On today’s Official Journal, the EU COMMISSION published a NOTICE relating to the provision of information on substances or products causing allergies or intolerances as listed in Annex II to the FIC Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. The Notice is intended to assist businesses and national authorities in the application of the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 related to the allergen indications (Article 9(1), point (c) and Annex II to the Regulation). The notice provi

In yesterday's session Italy's Government approved the final version of Legislative Decree which sanctions violations of the FIC Regulation (Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011). The decree provides a single reference framework for the violation of the rules on the provision of food information to consumers, mainly through food labeling. To this end, the administrative authority responsible for the enforcement has been identified in the Department of the Central Inspectorate for t

On 22 November 2017 the Emilia Romagna Region published Regional Law 17 November 2017, n. 21, "Rules for the production and sale of bread and bakery products and for their valorisation". With the declared intention of enhancing the professionalism of craftsmen, promoting the modernization and development of bread-making and guaranteeing the right to information for the consumer, the law actually sets specific regional rules for the production and sale of bread, that are quite

In Italy, Decree July 26th, 2017 has established mandatory origin labelling for wheat on pasta labels. The decree was published on August 17th, 2017 and will be applicable beginning February 2018. The decree establishes that domestic pasta producers will have to label the origin of wheat on pasta labels. The compulsory origin indication of the wheat will need to address two aspects of the wheat production: the country of cultivation, and the country of milling, by indicating