A petition supported by more than 40 associations of scientists, health professionals, consumers and patients and NGOs (see list below) was launched to defend Nutri-Score against lobbying by economic actors, relayed by politicians who do everything to prevent Nutri-Score from being adopted in Europe as the unique and mandatory model of nutritional front-of-pack nutritional label… Lire la suite Petition « Stop lobbying: Nutri-Score must be the official and mandatory nutritional label in Europe from 2023 »
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Spreadsheet to calculate the updated version of the Nutri-Score
The spreadsheet to calculate the updated version of the Nutri-Score validated by the 7 countries that adopted it (France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Switzerland) and the updated FAQ with the calculation methods of the new algorithm are on the website of the French Public Health Agency (Santé Publique France) https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/en/nutri-scorehttps://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/media/files/02-determinants-de-sante/nutrition-et-activite-physique/nutri-score/nutri-score-calculation-tool-for-the-updated-algorithm Picture of the… Lire la suite Spreadsheet to calculate the updated version of the Nutri-Score
A randomised controlled trial demonstrates the interest to combine Nutri-Score with a black ‘ultraprocessed’ banner, to independently understand these two correlated, yet distinct and complementary dimensions
Abstract Introduction When considering health-related impacts of foods, nutrient profile and (ultra)processing are two complementary dimensions. The Nutri-Score informs on the nutrient profile dimension. Recently, mounting evidence linked ultraprocessed food consumption to various adverse health outcomes, independently of their nutrient profile. To inform consumers about each of these health-related dimensions of food, we tested, in… Lire la suite A randomised controlled trial demonstrates the interest to combine Nutri-Score with a black ‘ultraprocessed’ banner, to independently understand these two correlated, yet distinct and complementary dimensions
An editorial published in the European Journal of Public Health : « Front-of-pack nutrition labelling: time for the EU to adopt a harmonized scheme »
by Nikhil Gokani 1 and Amandine Garde 21 Law and Public Health Section, European Public Health Association; School of Law, University of Essex, Essex, UK2 Law and Public Health Section, European Public Health Association; Law & Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Reference of the paper… Lire la suite An editorial published in the European Journal of Public Health : « Front-of-pack nutrition labelling: time for the EU to adopt a harmonized scheme »
A study is 21 times more likely to find unfavourable results about the nutrition label Nutri-Score if the authors declare a conflict of interest or the study is funded by the food industry »
An article published in May 2023 in the BMJ Global Health demonstrated: 1. Of 134 articles investigating the effectiveness of Nutri-Score, 83% have conclusions favourable to Nutri-Score demonstrating the relevance of its algorithm, better performances vs other nutrition labels, an impact on food choice and on the nutritional quality of food purchases 2. The probability… Lire la suite A study is 21 times more likely to find unfavourable results about the nutrition label Nutri-Score if the authors declare a conflict of interest or the study is funded by the food industry »
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