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Nestlé and coalition call for Nutri-Score as EU standard Nutri-Score helps people make good food choices

29.04.2020 - Nestlé and a wide range of stakehold- portance of cooking and eating at home, this simple ers are calling for Nutri-Score to become the manda- format helps people make intuitive food choices. tory front-of-pack nutrition labeling system across the European Union (EU). Marco Settembri, Nestlé CEO for Zone Europe, Mid- dle East and North Africa said: "Nutri-Score helps people make good food choices and motivates food and drink companies to accelerate the development of healthier products. Nutri-Score shouldn’t only help Nestlé to raise the bar. We’re inviting the whole industry to join us."

Nestlé has started its reformulation journey 20 years ago and has already made significant progress in making its products healthier. Nutri-Score now offers a clear standard that helps move even faster. For example, 16% of Nestlé breakfast cereals in France scored 'A' or 'B' in 2019. The ambition is that more Nestlé than 50% of Nestlé breakfast cereals in France are Nestlé and coalition call for Nutri-Score as EU standard 'A' or 'B' by end of 2021.

The coalition includes consumer organizations, aca- In 2019, Nestlé announced the implementation of demics, Members of European Parliament and food Nutri-Score in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany industry players. The group has written to Stella Kyr- and Switzerland. A few months later, the first Nestlé iakides, the European Commissioner for Health and products with Nutri-Score are reaching the shelves. Food Safety, requesting that Nutri-Score becomes The first Nestlé brands featuring Nutri-Score are: mandatory in the EU. Nutri-Score is currently only NAT, Chocapic Bio and Nesquik Alphabet breakfast applied on a voluntary basis. cereals, Menier chocolate, Buitoni and Wagner piz- Nutri-Score is a color-coded system that classifies zas and plant-based food Garden Gourmet. Other food and drinks according to their nutritional profile. brands such as Cheerios and Fitness breakfast ce- It gives a score ranging from A (healthier choices) to E (less healthy choices). With the increased im- Page 1/2

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reals, Nescafé and Nestlé Dessert will follow before the end of the year.

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