Legal500 2025 – EU Regulatory: Food
DALDEWOLF‘s food and beverage practice is recognised by clients for being an ’outstanding team with very good knowledge of the industry‘, with expertise across nutrition and health claims, advertising, food supplements, and distribution networks. Food supply chain liability issues are another strength of the team under the leadership of Aude Mahy, who excels at the intersection of commercial and food law and handles a busy workload including advice on labelling issues and crisis management.
Practice head(s): Aude Mahy

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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Testimonials

‘An outstanding team with very good knowledge of the industry. The cooperation is always very collegial, open, and reliable.’

‘I have always been very much satisfied with the high quality and accuracy of the service they can provide in a timely manner. They are proactive and willing to understand the needs of the client.’

‘Aude Mahy is an excellent food lawyer, being able to combine strong expertise with pragmatism and proactiveness, making her a precious partner for our company.’

‘This firm has a specific and specialised approach in the food sector, providing unparalleled expertise. It offers support both on legal aspects and in interactions with the various administrations with a good command of technical and operational elements. It also offers unparalleled availability in the event of an urgent file and crisis management.’

‘Beyond her perfect mastery of food regulations, Aude Mahy excels in field practice in contact with stakeholders and administrations involved in the cases. Her commitment, availability, and speed in dealing with cases is unmatched in the food sector.’

‘Tremendous local insights and contacts to the Belgian ministry for food safety; and in particular for the specific area of FSMP that we deal with. At the same time, Daldewolf has an understanding of the European regulations and actively keeps us up to date.’

‘Aude Mahy is the go-to Belgian lawyer for any food law matter, especially if it involves litigation in Belgium. She is a real expert in this field of practice. She has a strong reputation among the food industry and peers.’

‘Aude Mahy is accessible, she has clear communication and delivers precise, sound, and pragmatic opinions. She is not easily distracted when it comes to litigation.‘

Legal500 2025 – Industry Focus: Food
DALDEWOLF’s team garners praise for its ‘huge expertise in all food law matters‘. The group has an excellent track record in handling the full spectrum of advisory and contentious food and beverage matters. Key areas of instruction for the department include nutrition and health claims, labelling, advertising and product liability issues. The practice is led by the ‘strong‘ Aude Mahy, ‘an expert in food law‘ who has ‘perfect mastery of food regulations‘.
Practice head(s): Aude Mahy

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

Testimonials

‘Huge expertise in all food law matters, proactivity and deep understanding of business needs and industry practice.’

‘This firm has a specific and specialized approach in the food sector, providing unparalleled expertise. It offers support both on legal aspects and in interactions with the various administrations with a good command of technical and operational elements. It also offers unparalleled availability in the event of an urgent file and crisis management.’

‘Beyond her perfect mastery of food regulations, Aude Mahy excels in field practice. Her commitment, availability and speed in dealing with cases is unmatched in the food sector.’

‘Aude Mahy brought the necessary expertise in, could bring instant valuable advice and had all the knowledge on how to manage external stakeholders.’

‘Aude Mahy has tremendous credibility with all relevant stakeholders, hence is able to support in building relationships and quickly resolving any issues that come up.’

‘Aude Mahy is an expert in food law.‘

‘Aude is a strong lawyer and a pleasure to work with.’

‘I have worked with Aude Mahy and I find her to be extremely competent, fast in responding, and altogether very pleasant to work with. She is my go-to lawyer for Belgium food law matters.’

Chambers Europe – Regulatory: Agro/Food – Europe-wide – 2024 ‘Spotlight’
‘Aude Mahy leads DALDEWOLF’s food law practice team. She has considerable expertise advising clients at a Belgian and EU level, handling contentious and non-contentious matters, including those relating to food crisis management and labelling.’

Legal500 2024 – EU Regulatory: Food Belgium
DALDEWOLF‘s ‘unique’ team combines expertise in food regulations with a deep knowledge of consumer, advertising, contracts, distribution, competition and intellectual property law. The group also has a strong record in crisis management relating to product bans and contamination, including cross-border proceedings and litigation before European and domestic courts. Food and beverages industry sector specialist Aude Mahy is singled out as ‘really an expert in her field,’ and is instructed by producers and operators across the supply chain, alongside retailers.
Practice head(s): Aude Mahy
Other key lawyers: Floriane Delbaere

Testimonials
‘Aude Mahy and Floriane Delbaere are very service-minded, have high responsiveness and sense of urgency, and a comprehensive understanding of both EU food regulations and regulations in neighbouring countries.’
‘Aude Mahy is brilliant.’
‘Aude Mahy is extremely well experienced in food and consumer goods law (industry and retail).’
‘Aude Mahy is a specialist in food law. She was very helpful in defending our case.’
‘Aude Mahy is an excellent expert in food law, totally dedicated to her clients, and very open to co-working with them on cases.’
‘Aude Mahy and her team have huge expertise in food law and dealing with Belgian food authorities. The team’s practice combines regulatory assistance and litigation. This is unique in Belgium.’
‘Aude Mahy is really an expert in her field. She is my go-to person for Belgium.’
‘Very high level of expertise in food regulation. Reactiveness, availability at any time, reactivity to provide documents, official opinions, and reports. Good teamwork. Efficient in negotiation with authorities, calm, good arguments, well prepared.’

Legal500 2024 – Industry Focus: Food in Belgium
DALDEWOLF assists clients in advisory and dispute matters along the whole food and beverage lifecycle, spanning advertising and market entries as well as national and EU-wide litigation. The firm combines in-depth expertise in regulatory issues with know-how in competition and IP law. It fields a sizeable client roster consisting of global players in addition to Belgium-based companies. ‘Top-performance support’ Aude Mahy leads the practice group and is highly regarded for her experience in food law which includes a number of high-profile matters relating to nutrition and health claims.
Practice head(s): Aude Mahy
Other key lawyers: Floriane Delbaere

Testimonials
‘The team has a clear, full, pragmatic approach. It is very constructive. The team’s competencies are expansive enough to be able to cover different topics within the scope but also able to challenge a larger scope when necessary.’
‘Very good collaboration and very constructive, oriented to results approach.’
‘Aude Mahy is a great lawyer.’
‘Aude Mahy understands and knows the food industry very well and is therefore familiar with all potential issues, which is a plus.’
‘Expertise in food regulation. Efficient in negotiation with authorities, calm, good arguments, well-prepared.’
‘Aude Mahy is a top-performance support, fast handling, high-level of knowledge in the sector, good networking also.’
‘Aude Mahy and her team are just excellent food lawyers. The team’s practice combines regulatory work and litigation. This is unique in Belgium.’
‘The firm’s strong points are the staff’s specialised skills in food law and their availability to help us solve problems. The collaboration and trust were essential to solve complex specific problems involving the client and the authorities.’

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, “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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