As the Nutri-Score comes under strong criticism in Italy, MEPs in favour of making this simplified nutrition labelling system compulsory in the EU came out in force on Wednesday 15 January in Strasbourg. MEPs criticized Italy’s position on a label that assigns an overall nutritional rating (A B C D E F) to processed foods and beverages based on their nutritional quality, which the country considers to be a political tool.
At a press conference, they defended this label as “simple,...