Nutri-Score

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Nutri-Score marking (A) for the highest quality

The Nutri score (too late Latin nutritio , 'diet latin nutrire , nourish' and English score , evaluation ',' score ' ) is a system for nutrition labeling of foods . A five-level color and letter scale provides an overview of the nutritional quality of a product. The aim of the system is to provide orientation when buying food and thereby to increase awareness of a balanced diet. In particular, it makes it easier to distinguish between similar foods. The European consumer association , German consumer advice centers , Foodwatch and others support the Nutri-Score.

The system was launched by the French health authorities in 2017. The scientific basis was provided by nutritionists from Great Britain and France. In Germany, Bofrost , Danone , Iglo , McCain and Mestemacher , among others , have voluntarily committed to introducing the Nutri-Score on their packaging.

history

Since 2001 there have been several initiatives in France to improve the quality of food for the population. In December 2015, the National Assembly finally passed a law to modernize the health system, which for the first time created the basis for standardized labeling of the nutritional values ​​of food. To this end, the Agence nationale de santé publique (National Agency for Public Health) consulted nutritionists , representatives of the food industry and consumer advocates . After comparing several proposed procedures, the choice fell on the Nutri-Score in March 2017. A nationwide study in the food retail sector found that the labeling performed best, especially with regard to clarity. The Nutri-Score is essentially based on research by Serge Hercberg at the University of Paris-Nord and is based on the nutritional profiles of the British Food Standards Agency developed by Mike Rayner .

Those responsible expected far-reaching effects on the recipes of many products. However, the food industry initially rejected the Nutri-Score. A few weeks after the official recognition, the companies Auchan , Intermarché , Leclerc and Fleury Michon undertook to use the system across the board. The first appropriately labeled products went on sale in 2018. Ultimately, supermarkets and discounters ensured that the Nutri-Score was widely distributed in France. In 2019, Belgium followed the example of its neighboring country and introduced the Nutri-Score. Spain and Portugal have also chosen to implement the system.

In Germany, the introduction of traffic lights was also discussed in 2018 , but was initially rejected by the responsible minister, Julia Klöckner . Instead, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) commissioned the Max Rubner Institute to evaluate the existing systems for labeling nutritional values ​​and to develop its own system. This should be tested in the course of the year in comparison to the Nutri-Score and other systems of consumers. Based on the results of this qualitative and quantitative consumer survey, Julia Klöckner finally announced a draft ordinance for the introduction of the Nutri-Score in Germany in September 2019. However, companies should be able to voluntarily decide whether to use the procedure, as the Food Information Regulation (LMIV) protects the free movement of goods within the European Union. Therefore, the German regulation still has to be notified by the European Commission. The legal framework in Germany should be in place by mid-2020.

Against the background of the debate about its introduction in Germany, the declaration by Danone and Iglo to introduce the Nutri-Score received more attention. In February 2019, Danone launched fruit gnomes with Nutri-Score for the first time. At the same time, Iglo published the Nutri-Score of all 140 products on the website. In April the Hamburg district court issued an injunction against the introduction of the Nutri-Score at Iglo. The company appealed the decision and finally reached an out of court agreement with the so-called protection association against mischief in the economy .

In 2019, the European Consumer Association (BEUC) started a European citizens' initiative to support the process in collaboration with seven national consumer protection associations . The European Commission is to be obliged to deal with the mandatory introduction of the Nutri-Score throughout the European Union .

Procedure

The Nutri-Score is determined on the basis of the nutritional information for 100 grams , or 100 ml for drinks and soups. For the calculation, the amount of certain unfavorable and favorable ingredients of a food is determined and offset against each other.

The following are unfavorable:

Act favorably against it:

Points are assigned to each nutritional content: unfavorable nutritional values ​​are each given points from zero to ten, favorable nutritional values ​​are each given points from zero to minus five. After accounting for unfavorable and favorable nutritional values, the result is a total number of points between −15 and +40. This is then assigned to a level within the Nutri-Score system. The palette ranges from "A" (green) to "E" (red). The lower the Nutri-Score, the higher the nutritional quality of a food.

The Nutri-Score is applicable to all processed foods except aromatic herbs, teas, coffees and yeasts and to all beverages except alcoholic beverages. In order to do justice to their special role in nutrition, however, there are special calculation rules for beverages, for cheese and for fats (such as butter and vegetable oils).

In the Open Food Facts community database , which can be used via an app , for example , you can find out about the Nutri-Score of products.

Usage rules

The "Nutri-Score" brand is as Union brand in all Member States of the European Union protected. Their use is voluntary and not compulsory and requires registration with the Agence nationale de santé publique (National Agency for Public Health), an organization of the French Ministry of Health. It has issued a standard for the use of the Nutri-Score logo. After registration, companies have two years to mark all products with the Nutri-Score, i.e. without exception for products with an unfavorable Nutri-Score value.

Evaluation and criticism

Scientific studies show that Nutri-Score is easier to understand for consumers compared to other nutrition labeling systems. A study by the Center de recherche pour l'étude et l'observation des conditions de vie ( research center for the investigation and observation of living conditions) from 2017 showed that the majority of those questioned considered the Nutri-Score to be easy to understand.

The independent Franco-Belgian testing organization Test Achats / Test Santé generally endorsed the Nutri-Score, but criticized the lack of consideration of additives such as sweeteners , colorings or preservatives . The German consumer center in Hamburg expressed a similar opinion, which also demands that regional origin or organic farming be taken into account. The Nutri-Score is therefore "a good aid", but does not answer all nutritional questions.

The German Food Association is opposed to systems such as the Nutri-Score because they are not sufficient and in April 2019 published its own proposal for German nutrition labeling. In addition, the French Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (National Agency for Food, Environment and Health and Safety at Work) does not recognize sufficient evidence for the nutritional relevance of nutrition information systems, including the Nutri-Score. Doctors and other proponents counter that the consumption of fatty, salty, sugary and processed foods can increase the risk of illness.

literature

  • Manon Egnell, Pauline Ducrot, Mathilde Touvier, Benjamin Allès, Serge Hercberg, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Chantal Julia: Objective Understanding of Nutri-Score Front-Of-Package Nutrition Label According to Individual Characteristics of Subjects: Comparisons with Other Format Labels . In: Plos One . Public Library of Science, 23 August 2018, doi : 10.1371 / journal.pone.0202095 (English).

Web links

Commons : Nutri-Score  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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