On the date of November 2, 2022, more than 35,000 signatures have been collected in Europe to support the petition "Stop lobbies: Nutri-Score must be the mandatory official logo in Europe by 2023" accessible on the sitehttps://chng.it/BghbbGMW Text of the petition The front-of-pack nutrition label Nutri-Score must be defended against lobbies that try to distort… Lire la suite 36 associations of health professionals, scientists, consumers, patients and NGOs call for a new petition to make Nutri-Score mandatory in Europe
Catégorie : Papers in English
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes: an update of the evidence (a JRC Science for policy report)
On September 10th 2022, the Joint Research Centre JRC (the European Commission's science service carrying out research and providing independent scientific evidence and advices to support EU policy) published the results of four scientific analyses related to consumer information on foodstuffs. Regarding front-of-pack nutrition labelling, the 230-page scientific report signed by 13 international JRC’s scientists… Lire la suite Front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes: an update of the evidence (a JRC Science for policy report)
Seven new scientific papers published in August 2022 in peer-reviewed journals concerning Nutri-Score
The influence of the Nutri-Score on the perceived healthiness of foods labelled with a nutrition claim of sugar. Jürkenbeck K, Mehlhose C, Zühlsdorf A.PLoS ONE 17(8): e0272220. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272220https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0272220 Abstract High sugar intake in humans is associated with the development of overweight and other diet-related diseases. The World Health Organization and other health organizations recommend limiting… Lire la suite Seven new scientific papers published in August 2022 in peer-reviewed journals concerning Nutri-Score
Report of the European Scientific Committee in charge of updating the Nutri-Score: changes to the algorithm for solid foods
The international Scientific Committee of the Nutri-Score, which was mandated by the Steering Committee to make recommendations for the update of its algorithm, has delivered a first report detailing the recommended changes to the algorithm for the general case (including a specific rule for red meat), fats, nuts and seeds. The report is available at… Lire la suite Report of the European Scientific Committee in charge of updating the Nutri-Score: changes to the algorithm for solid foods
Five recent scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals concerning Nutri-Score (march-july 2022)
Secondary Outcomes of a Front-of-Pack-Labelling Randomised Controlled Experiment in a Representative British Sample: Understanding, Ranking Speed and PerceptionsPacker J, Russell SJ, Ridout D, Conolly A, Jessop C, Viner RM, Croker H. Nutrients. 2022 May 24;14(11):2188. doi: 10.3390/nu14112188. PMID: 35683988; PMCID: PMC9182518.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/11/2188 Abstract Front-of-pack labels (FOPLs) provide simplified nutritional information that aims to inform consumer choice… Lire la suite Five recent scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals concerning Nutri-Score (march-july 2022)
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