Nestlé launches Nutri-Score in Continental Europe

Nutri-Score will be introduced by the end of 2019 on Nestlé products in countries that already support the front-of-pack labelling system.

27-Jun-2019 - Switzerland

Nestlé today announced its support for Nutri-Score as the preferred food and beverage labelling system in Continental Europe. Nutri-Score is a voluntary front-of-pack labelling system that classifies food and beverages according to their nutritional profile. It is a color-coded system with a scale from A (healthier choice) to E (less healthy choice). This step reflects Nestlé's desire to promote healthier and better informed consumer choices, also in support of European and local health policies.

In March 2017, Nestlé declared its full support for the development of a single European colour-coded front labelling system for packaging. The health authorities in France, Belgium and Switzerland have already recommended the use of Nutri-Score. Some other countries have expressed their intention to follow this example.

Nestlé Germany is also in favour of Nutri-Score as a uniform, extended labelling system and will begin implementation, provided that the legal requirements are met. Nestlé would welcome it if the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which is in charge of the project, were to support notification of this system to the EU Commission. In this case, Nestlé Germany will also immediately start implementation once the notification has been successfully completed in order to provide consumers with the best possible orientation in the future.

Marco Settembri, Nestlé CEO Europe, Middle East and North Africa, said: "Our support for Nutri-Score reflects our commitment to good nutrition and informed consumer choices. It is also a question of transparency. Europeans are increasingly interested in what is contained in the food and drink they consume. We want to provide them with easily understandable nutritional information, and quickly. Scientific evidence and increasing societal support show that Nutri-Score is a solution that works in continental Europe. We hope that Nestlé's announcement will help create a broader momentum in favour of Nutri-Score for all countries in continental Europe".

Nestlé is committed to implementing Nutri-Score on a large scale, starting in countries that already support the system. Constructive engagement in other countries will continue in order to achieve the best possible result for all Europeans. Nestlé will publish a specific Communication on the implementation of the system in autumn 2019.

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