The objective of this update is to better take into account knowledge about food and health.
A necessary update to take better account of food and health knowledge. The method of calculating the Nutri-Score, the nutritional labeling imposed in France and other European countries, will change from the end of 2023, announced Monday, April 24 the health authorities of several European countries. For example, this update is less likely to recommend drinks containing sweeteners, such as Diet Coke, noting that recent studies do not show a crucial advantage over conventional sugars.
“This new algorithm will enhance the effectiveness of the Nutri-Score to classify foods and beverages in line with the main dietary recommendations of European countries.“, justified in a joint press release the health or agri-food authorities of several countries, including France and Germany. “The countries have agreed on a coordinated implementation of the new algorithm (…) by the end of 2023”, the statement said. The companies concerned will then have two years to adapt their labeling.
Launched in 2017, the Nutri-Score has faced criticism, even among its advocates. Because, without questioning its validity, some criticize its obsolete or unsuitable nature of some of its recommendations. It is with this in mind that those responsible for Nutri-Score have revised, in two stages, its calculation algorithm.
The Nutri-Score is a labeling system that aims to inform the consumer about the health benefits or disadvantages of foods on sale in stores. With its dots ranging from green to red with the letters from A to E, this system is in force in six European countries: Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland. However, it has not been extended to the whole of the European Union in the face, in particular, of lobbying from countries, such as Italy, anxious to defend the interests of their agri-food sector.
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