MEP Eric Andrieu (S&D, France) criticised the position of the seven EU countries opposed to mandatory simplified food labelling, especially the Nutri-Score, on Friday 25 September, accusing them of being the mouthpieces of multinationals, to the detriment of consumer interests.
At the ‘Agriculture’ Council of the EU, Italy, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Latvia and Romania advocated an approach “based on scientific information concerning portions and quantities...