US EditionNutri-Score proves effective, so why hasn’t the EU made it mandatory?
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The Nutri score is a system to identify the nutritional profile of foods. However, many consumers misinterpret the scale.
Nutri-Score proves effective, so why hasn’t the EU made it mandatory?
Experts call for an EU-wide, mandatory Nutri-Score label to promote healthier diets and curb industry influence on policymaking. The paper highlights how corporate lobbying has delayed EU action on front-of-pack nutrition labeling despite strong scientific evidence.
It is "states to take responsibility" to defend public health against the "lobbies" of the agri-food industry, says Serge Hercberg, co-conceptor of the Nutri-Score.
A new Nutri-Score was validated this Friday by the government. Industrialists have two years to comply with it. The notes of many products will change.
The executive announced that the calculation of the barometer will be changed "taking into account the imperatives of public health". The new milling is particularly severe with regard to processed products.
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