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Five years after its introduction on the shelves of supermarkets, the Nutri-score, the colorful scale from A to E made in France, seems to be becoming more and more commonplace and will evolve next year.
HAS, B, C, D Where E, letters and colors that consumers have become accustomed to. For five years, the Nutri-score has made a place for itself in the big surfaces and that works. Items A and B are selling better and better. “I am better informed to see what I eat, if it is better for health”says one consumer. Today the Nutri-score is still not mandatory. A consumer association is campaigning for more logos on the shelves. “It’s a solid tool that is not based on guesswork but on something scientific”explains Catherine Castaing, of the “UFC-Que Choisir” of Saône-et-Loire.
But the labeling system is not unanimous. Some producers consider it unsuitable for local and artisanal products. “A rabbit terrine, which still contains 61% rabbit meat in its composition, would be a Nutri-score D for this product, for example”denounces Paul Thomas, short circuit adviser at the Saône-et-Loire Chamber of Agriculture. The European Commission must choose within a few months a nutritional indicator which will become mandatory on processed products coming to Europe.