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Jun 20
Health Claims on Botanicals: according to the Council of State, unauthorized claims may be used if scientifically proven
With judgment No. 2371 of April 10, 2020, the Council of State (or the “Court”) provided significant clarification regarding health claims that can be used with respect to a category of food supplements made of plant materials and herbal preparations (“Botanicals”).
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Apr 20
The Regulation (EU) 2020/354 revises and updates the list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes
On 4 March 2020, the Commission published the Regulation (EU) 2020/354 (“Reg. (EU) 2020/354”) establishing a list of intended uses of feed intended for particular nutritional purposes, repealing Directive 2008/38/EC (“Dir. 2008/38/EC”).
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Feb 20
Traditional herbal medicinal products and nutritional supplements: criteria of distinction
With judgment No. 14408 of December 13, 2019, the Administrative Court of the Lazio Region provided clarification on the distinction between traditional herbal medicinal products and nutritional supplements.
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Apr 19
The Court of Milan on the urgent protection of patents infringed by products sold under the framework of a public tender
In an urgent proceeding before the Court of Milan, the claimant, licensee of the European patent 1089726B1 (correspondent to the Italian patent IT 99930567.5) relating to a food supplement essentially composed of HMB, arginine and glutamine, requested the court grant an injunction against the alleged infringer.
