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Over the last months, winds of criticism have blown against the system, that yet meets increasing approval among consumers; modifications to the algorithm are not excluded. Orchidali summarizes and comments the issues.<\/em><\/p>\n

In recent months<\/strong> the Nutri-score (the use of which is increasing<\/a>) has been the subject of much talk, either through heated press conferences (as those by the Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des Producteurs de Lait de Brebis et des Industriels de Roquefort<\/em><\/a> and the Institut R\u00e9gional de la Qualit\u00e9 Agroalimentaire d’Occitanie<\/em><\/a>) or across several parliamentary questions, published in French official journals accompanied by the relative answers from the institutions, the latest of which is dated October 14, 2021 (Questions \u00e9crites<\/em> n\u00b022090<\/a>, 24157<\/a>, 24188<\/a>, et 39219<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Let us remind that the Nutri-score is one of the tools to express and summarize, on the front of food packages, the nutritional declaration, providing an indication of the nutritional quality of a food.<\/p>\n

The discussions take place against the background <\/strong>of the Farm to Fork Strategy<\/a> that, adopted by the European Commission in 2020 with the aim of boosting the economy while improving health and quality of life, has scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022 a proposal for a (mandatory) front-of-pack labeling solution to summarize nutritional information in a harmonized manner.<\/p>\n

France hopes that the chosen method will be the Nutri-score<\/a>, which is used on the national territory, on a voluntary basis, since 2017; besides, the system is the most widespread one among EU countries, as was shown by a report<\/a> on the topic contemplated by Article 35 of Reg (UE) 1169\/2011 and published in May 2020.<\/p>\n

The debate<\/strong> revolves around the fact that many traditional products such as numerous cheeses, some of which were even granted EU quality schemes<\/a> as geographical indications, have a low Nutri-score index, such as D or E. The apparent paradox is generated by the fact that these foods, derived from tradition and high-quality know-how, may be compared with more recent, ultra-transformed products that can show more favorable scores.<\/p>\n

Since it is very difficult for products protected by EU quality schemes to intervene on their Nutri-score because of the requirements established by the rigorous specifications of their category, the request to the institutions<\/a> would be to adapt the Nutri-score calculation algorithm.<\/p>\n

The answers of the French institutions are clear and substantiated. <\/strong>First of all, they note that the Nutri-score and the EU quality schemes refer to two completely different fields: nutritional quality on the one hand, and quality linked to the know-how of tradition, connected to production, taste and territory, on the other. Besides, the calculation of the Nutri-score has already been adapted for cheese, in order to take into account its Calcium content. Moreover, a low Nutri-score should not be understood as discouraging the consumption of products, but rather as an invitation to an responsible intake.<\/p>\n

The authorities also ensure that the<\/strong> Nutri-score is not an immutable tool<\/strong> and that its algorithm is susceptible to modification. In particular, the seven nations that use it have established a governance system that includes an independent scientific committee, set up to evaluate adjustment proposals. The committee met for the first time in February 2021 and is expected to work on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

In conclusion<\/strong>, the driving factor of the recent discussions on Nutri-score is the upcoming proposal of a harmonized front-of-pack nutrition labelling system, scheduled by the European Commission for the last 2022 trimester.<\/p>\n

French authorities actively promote the France-developed Nutri-score and work for it to be the chosen one; this position meets the objection of certain traditional food sectors and, potentially, some other Member States.<\/p>\n

All things considered, there are no certainties on which model will be designated yet; moreover, even in case the Nutri-score is indeed the selected one, changes to its algorithm cannot be excluded.<\/p>\n

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