Contributions.

Food Chats (no. 3) - Toma Barbarasa on food supplements, deposit return schemes, and food law in Romania (Youtube interview - November 2022)

• A discussion with Mr. Cesare Varallo, an Italian global advisor on food safety, food labelling and food regulatory issues​ and founder of the Food Law Latest platform

Food Waste in Romania (Podcast held in March 2022)

• ​A talk about Romanian food waste, applicable laws and best practices with Toma Barbarasa and Ms. Valeria Paladino​ from Safe Green Studio Legale

Food supplements in Romania – interview with Toma Barbarasa (December 2020)

• An interview on the state of play of food supplements in Romania, with M​s. Agnieszka Szymecka-Wesołowska, partner and co-founder of the the Food and Product Law Center (Centrum Prawa Żywnościowego i Produktowego), a leading food law firm based in Warsaw, Poland 

The response of the EU Agri-Food Chain to the Covid-19: Chronicles from the EU and Selected Member States (Lexxion Publisher - European Food and Feed Law Review - September 2020)

• ​The article provides a valuable chronicle of the impact of COVID-19 on the EU agri-food sector between March and May 2020 both at EU and national level of the following Member States – Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain​

Webinar on the Nutri-Score (June 2020 - talk organised by and published on the website of Mr. Elio Palumbieri, an Italian lawyer specialised in food, agricultural law and the sustainability of the agricultural sector)

• ​A talk with food lawyers from France, Germany, Italy, Romania and The Netherlands about the Nutri-Score and other additional forms of expression and presentation of the nutrition declaration

Romania takes an important step in the legalization of medical Cannabis (Article published in January 2020 on the Food Law Latest platform)

• An opinion on the Romanian draft law aiming for the legalization of Cannabis for medical use​

Regulation 1169/2011 - Food Information for Consumers - a short expert commentary (Book published in 2019 by Meyerlegal.de, one of Europe’s leading law firms specialising in the fields of food, food contact materials, consumer goods, cosmetic products, toys and consumer products, animal feed and medicines. Co-author: Ms. Oana Constantinescu, Schoenherr Romania)

• A contribution on the local practice of Romanian authorities concerning Article 25 in Regulation 1169/2011 - Storage conditions or conditions of use​

Romania's COOL experiment (Lexxion Publisher - European Food and Feed Law Review - April 2018; Co-author: Ms. Oana Constantinescu, Schoenherr Romania)

• ​An insight into Romania's attempt to regulate country of origin labeling (COOL)

Romania suspends unclear food waste law (Article published in June 2017 on Food Law Latest platform; Co-author: Ms. Oana Constantinescu, Schoenherr Romania)

• ​A contribution on the development of new waste law in Romania

Romanian draft law on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 (FIC Regulation) (Article published in April 2017 in the online Food News Edition published by Meyerlegal.de, one of Europe’s leading law firms specialising in the fields of food, food contact materials, consumer goods, cosmetic products, toys and consumer products, animal feed and medicines. Co-author: Ms. Oana Constantinescu, Schoenherr Romania)

• A view on the draft law aiming to implement the FIC Regulation at national level​

Romania fights food waste by wasting legislation (Lexxion Publisher - European Food and Feed Law Review - April 2017; Co-author: Ms. Oana Constantinescu, Schoenherr Romania)

• An article concerning issues generated by Romanian legislative initiatives to fight food waste​

Is Romania's attempt to protect and support local products legal? (Article published in January 2017 in the Schonherr Roadmap17; Co-author: Ms. Oana Constantinescu, Schoenherr Romania)

• An article on the adoption of two Romanian laws aiming to promote national products but sparking intense debates over their practical consequences​