Legal500 2026 – EU Regulatory: Food
Under the leadership of Aude Mahy, DALDEWOLF’s food and beverage team is recognised for its expertise in EU food and feed law. The team, which is bolstered by the support of international specialist food lawyers, excels in mandates related to health claims, market access, labelling, supplements and crisis management. The team showcases a strong track record in liability issues concerning market practices, distribution networks and the supply chain. Mahy ‘stands out for her expertise in EU food law’ and boasts extensive regulatory knowledge and significant litigation expertise. Under her stewardship, the team adopts a comprehensive approach to Belgian and EU food law.
Practice head: Aude Mahy

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Testimonials

DALDEWOLF is a well-known company but remains very close to the customer, with personal contact and a very hands-on and pragmatic approach. Besides, the scope of the capabilities is very large because they have enough people in charge in a lot of different fields.
Speed of response to files and subjects.
We have been working with Daldewolf and Ms. Aude Mahi for many years now, and they have proven to be an excellent partner on food law matters in Belgium. Ms. Mahi and her team combine deep regulatory expertise with practical, business-focused advice. They are responsive, clear, and consistently deliver high-quality support tailored to our needs. A trusted and highly professional firm.
We contacted Daldewolf for their food expertise and the reputation of Maître Mahy specifically.
Aude Mahy is exceptional. She has a deep knowledge of food law, a great understanding of the food business, is always available, and delivers legal advice that is perfect in every aspect: precise, concise, clear, and quick. Besides this, she is extremely nice to speak to and a pleasant person to work with. I really like working with her and trust her completely.
Aude Mahy stands out for her expertise in EU food law.
Daldewolf’s food law team is one of the best in the Belgian market. The team is headed by Aude Mahy, who has enormous expertise and experience in the field of food law.
Aude Mahy is a highly recognized expert in Food Law matters. Her deep knowledge of both Belgian and EU regulations, combined with a pragmatic and business-oriented approach, makes her a trusted advisor. Her availability and professionalism are invaluable in case of crises.
We do have a very comprehensive, constructive, and very professional contact with Aude Mahy. She always does her utmost to find a solution to our cases.
Maître Mahy is specialized in food law and immediately understood our case, clearly explaining our rights. We were perfectly supported and advised throughout. Her expertise and reputation in the field certainly helped us reach a commercial resolution of the case.

Legal500 2026 – Industry Focus: Food
DALDEWOLF is recognised for its market-leading expertise in food law and regulatory mandates, proving particularly impressive in nutrition claims, advertising matters and health issues. The team is often called upon to advise on supply chain liability, distribution networks and international market entrance. The team is recognised for supporting food, feed and beverage operators across the full spectrum of compliance and strategic issues. Practice head Aude Mahy combines deep regulatory knowledge with significant litigation experience, providing comprehensive support under both Belgian and EU food law.
Practice head: Aude Mahy

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Testimonials

‘Aude Mahy specialises in food law and immediately understood our case, clearly explaining our rights. We were perfectly supported and advised throughout. Her expertise and reputation in the field certainly helped us reach a commercial resolution of the case.’
‘DALDEWOLF has consistently demonstrated itself to be a highly reliable and trusted partner for all food law matters related to Belgium. In particular, Aude Mahy and her team bring deep and comprehensive knowledge to the table, covering critical areas such as product labelling, nutritional and health claims, regulatory compliance, and food safety.’
‘Aude Mahy is a distinguished and widely respected expert in food law. It has been a privilege to collaborate with her over the years. Her profound legal expertise, coupled with a deep understanding of the specific regulatory challenges faced by the food industry, consistently adds exceptional value.’
‘The team is unique in Belgium. There is no other team to go to for regulatory and contentious food law issues in Belgium. The level of expertise and experience is outstanding.’
‘Aude Mahy is the best food lawyer in Belgium. She has enormous expertise and experience in the field of food law. She has a very high legal standard and excellent strategic skills.’
‘Aude Mahy is a great professional, has heart for the clients and a real feel for the industry.’

Aude Mahy is lid van de Brusselse balie (2004). Zij is partner en Co-Managing Partner bij DALDEWOLF. Zij leidt het team Food & Beverage.

Aude heeft een gecombineerde expertise ontwikkeld in handelsrecht en Belgisch en Europees levensmiddelenrecht. Zij staat levensmiddelenbedrijven bij in zaken betreffende strategische kwesties zoals voedings- en gezondheidsclaims, etikettering, reclame, crisismanagement, voedingssupplementen, marktpraktijken, distributienetwerken en aansprakelijkheidskwesties in de toeleveringsketen. In die hoedanigheid vertegenwoordigt zij haar cliënten regelmatig voor de rechtbank en voor regelgevende instanties. Aude is een erkend expert in haar gebied en haar praktijk in levensmiddelenrecht is sinds 2013 systematisch gerangschikt als “Tier-1” door de Legal 500 legal directory.

Het allereerste handboek over de EU en Belgische levensmiddelenwetgeving
door Aude Mahy
(Voorwoord van Christian Vrydaghs)

Beschikbaar in Frans en Engels

BELANGRIJKSTE EXPERTISES

Food & Beverage
Marktpraktijken
Geschillen
Beheer van voedselcrissisen

ACTIVITEITEN EN LIDMAATSCHAP

Lid van de balie te Brussel
Lid van de raad van bestuur van de Academie voor Europees recht (ERA)
Lid van het Food Lawyers Network wereldwijd
Lid van de European Food Law Association (EFLA)
Lid van het Compliance Pro register
Lid van de Marketing- en Reclamecommissie van de Internationale Kamer van Koophandel (ICC)
Correspondent voor België van de European Food and Feed Law Review (Lexxion)
Voormalig assistent aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Romeins en burgerlijk recht (2005-2010)

OPLEIDING

Certificaat in internationaal levensmiddelenrecht (EU-voedingsmiddelenrecht), Michigan State University, VS (2011)
Licentiaat in de rechten, ULB (2004)

RECENTE BIJDRAGEN

Boeken

Mahy, A., Dealing with food law in Europe – A practical approach, including a Belgian perspective, Brussels, Bruylant (Larcier), February 2023 (582 pages).
Mahy, A., Droit alimentaire – Approche pragmatique de la réglementation belge et européenne, Brussel, Larcier, collectie “Droit actuel”, 2022 (592 paginas).
“Quantitative Indication of Ingredients”, in Regulation 1169/2011 Food Information for Consumers – a short expert commentary!, meyer.rechtsanwalts GmbH, sept. 2019
“European Food Labelling Laws, Cases and Health Claims”, met N. Conte-Salinas, in International food Law & Policy, (eds. G. Steier et K. Patel), Springer, 2017
« L’émergence de l’action en réparation collective : vers un nouveau risque (pour le secteur) alimentaire ? », met C. Verdure, in J. Englebert and J-L Fagnart, L’Action en réparation collective, Anthémis, Limal, dec. 2015, blz. 223-239.
« Actualités en droit alimentaire », collectief boek onder leiding van E. Van Nieuwenhuyze en C. Verdure, Anthemis, Limal, dec. 2014, 250 blz.
Managing Editor van “Advertising food in Europe – A comparative law analysis”, Lexxion Legal Publisher, Brussel, Berlin, 2014 (426 blz.)

Artikels

A. Mahy, F. Delbaere, “Food labelling in the EU“, in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Food Law, Edited by Bernd van der Meulen, Bart Wernaart, Lisanne Kramer, Edward Elgar Publishing, November 2025, pp. 126 – 132.
A. Mahy, F. Delbaere, “Belgium ∙ EU Initiative in Belgium & Luxembourg – Maximum Levels for Vitamins and Minerals in Food Supplements and Fortified Foods”, European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 19, Issue 5 (2024), pp. 280 – 284
A. Mahy, “Enforcement of Food Law in Belgium: The New Regime Explained”, European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 19, Issue 3 (2024), pp. 158 – 162
A. Mahy, “Botanicals in de handel brengen: welke rechtszekerheid voor de exploitanten?”, Tijdschrift voor levensmiddelenrecht – Recht en beleid in de agri-food keten, 2024, nr. 2
A. Mahy, S. Arayess, “Sustainability Labelling in the EU”, European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 18, Issue 2 (2023), pp. 101 – 104
Mahy, A. , & Delbaere, F., Belgium ∙ Recently Adopted Belgian Guidelines on the Use of Environmental Claims, European Food and Feed Law Review, Volume 17, Issue 4 (2022), pp. 331 – 333
Mahy A., « Loi du 28 novembre 2021 : une protection renforcée pour les fournisseurs de denrées alimentaires », Doctrine, in Journal des Tribunaux, 2022/13, n° 6893
A. Mahy et al., “The Response of the EU Agri-Food Chain to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Chronicles from the EU and Selected Member States”, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 2020, Vol. 15, n° 4, blz. 336-356
« Arrêt « Vignoble Psagot » : une mention obligatoire peut-elle être trompeuse ? », avec R. Spangenberg, in Journal de droit européen, 2020/4, blz. 169-172
« Belgian Circular Clarifies the Use of Ingredients in the ‘Clean Label’ Trend”, met A. Servé, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 1/2020, (vol. 15), blz. 59-61

« Arrêt « Altic » : non-respect de la législation en matière de droit alimentaire et droit à déduction T.V.A »., met Y. Spiegl, in Journal de droit européen, 2020/1, blz. 18
« Arrêt « OABA » : l’abattage des animaux à l’épreuve du label bio », met R. Spangenberg, in Journal de droit européen, 2019/7, blz. 294
“May contain: New developments in Belgium for allergen precaution labelling”, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 4/2019, (vol. 14), blz. 371-379
« Peut contenir… » : Du neuf en Belgique en matière d’étiquetage de précaution sur l’allergène », in Food Law and Science, Die Keure, 2019/3, blz. 136-147
“Recent Developments in Belgium: Food Supplements, Use of the Term ‘Artisanal’ and Reference Doses for Allergens”, met A. Sanak, in European Food and Feed Law Review, 1/2018 (Vol.13), blz. 44-48

Conferenties en seminaries

22 februari 2025, Lunch at Stephanie’s in the premises of DALDEWOLF, “New Offences and Enforcement Rules in Belgium” (link)
17 oktober 2024, FoodSecurity vzw/asbl, “Turn every complaint into an opportunity: Effectively handling sensitive complaints in 2024” (link)
20 juni 2024, Gondola, “Feeding the Future” (link)
23 – 24 mei 2024, Annual Conference on EU law in the Food Sector, Chair speaker (link)
19 maart 2024, Gastcollege aan de Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen, over voedings- en gezondheidsclaim
22 februari 2024, Lunch at Stephanie’s in the premises of DALDEWOLF, “Overview case law in European and Belgian food law” (link)
15 december 2023, BFSO Legal, “Plants and food supplements: between food safety and legal insecurity” (link)
27 oktober 2023, UIA Congres Rome, Aude MAHY was uitgenodigd als panellid om te spreken over een van de hoofdthema’s van het congres, met als titel: “Food, environment and energy challenges: how lawyers can help find solutions for individuals and businesses” (link)
15 oktober 2023, “Recent Jurisdiction of the ECJ”, 17^th European Food and Feed Law Conference (link):
25-26 mei 2023, Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2023 (link)
25 april 2023, Seminarie aan de Universiteit Antwerpen als onderdeel van een specialisatiemodule over “Import”, over de douanevereisten en de regels rond voedsel- en hygiënenormen (link)
28 maart 2023, “Meeting with the authorities”, BFSO Legal, On the question: “Crisis management: are we better prepared than we were 10 years ago? Who is responsible for what? What is the role of the health authorities in the event of environmental incidents? (link)
21 maart 2023, Gastcollege aan de Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen, over voedings- en gezondheidsclaim
27-28 oktober 2022, “Recent Jurisdiction of the ECJ”, 16^th European Food and Feed Law Conference (link)
16-17 juni 2022, “Information to the consumer: nutrition-, origin-, and green labelling: developments under the Farm to Fork strategy”, Adria Food Law Conference (link)
19-20 mei 2022, “Recent developments in the alcoholic sector”, ERA Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2022 (link)
19 mei 2022: “EU legislative, policy and case law update” (modératrice du panel), Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2022, Academy of European Law (ERA), Bruxelles
Mei 2022: Actualité en droit alimentaire: avez-vous tout suivi?, Breakfast at Stefany’s, DALDEWOLF (webinar)
22 maart 2022, Seminarie aan de Universiteit Leuven in het kader van de masteropleiding Rechten, over onderwerpen zoals voedselcrisissen met betrekking tot correcte etikettering en grensgevallen bij ingrediënten, projecten van voedselbedrijfsoperatoren rond de duurzaamheid van het productiesysteem en de rol van bevoegde autoriteiten bij de verkoop van voedingssupplementen via het internet.
17 maart 2022, Gastcollege aan de Universiteit Gent, Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen, over voedings- en gezondheidsclaim
19 mei 2022: “EU legislative, policy and case law update” (panel moderator), Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2022, Academy of European Law (ERA), Brussel
Mei 2022: Actualité en droit alimentaire: avez-vous tout suivi?, Breakfast at Stefany’s, DALDEWOLF (webinar)
Feb. 2021: Latest developments on origin labelling, BSFO Legal (online)
Okt. 2020: Chair of the Annual Conference on EU Law in the Food Sector 2020, ERA (online)
April 2020: Breakfast at Stefany’s DALDEWOLF, “Trade secrets in the food sector’, met V. de le Court (webinar)
Maart 2020 : Breakfast at Stefany’s DALDEWOLF, “Actualités en matière de publicité pour les denrées alimentaires » (webinar)
Nov. 2019: ICC – “When food Law Meets Customs”, Dusseldorf, Duitsland
Nov. 2019 : Alimento, “Formation additifs alimentaires”, Charleroi
Sept. 2019: DALDEWOLF & Food Security asbl, “Food Crisis: How to react? Legal issues and Beyond”, seminar van één dag, Brussel
April 2019: ERA Annual Conference in food law, “Latest development of the FIC – FoP schemes”, Brussel

Aude Mahy

Advocaat, Partner, Co-Managing Partner

Economisch Recht
Food & Beverage

Frans, Nederlands, Engels, Spaans

t: + 32 2 627 10 35

m: + 32 476 94 09 52

email: ama@daldewolf.com

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