Dutch government backs Nutri-Score adoption

摘要

THE Dutch government has announced its intention to recommend the use of Nutri-Score as the country's front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling scheme as of 2021. The decision was taken in spite of analysis based on consumer research carried out by RIVM (the National Institute for Public Health and Environment) and Voedingscentrum (The Netherlands Nutrition Centre), which highlighted some discrepancies between the current Nutri-Score algorithm and the Dutch dietary recommendations. For instance, the rating comes out too positive for white bread and too negative for olive oil. Nevertheless, the government decided that the introduction of Nutri-Score in the Netherlands would be fully acceptable, providing that it is aligned with the Dutch dietary recommendations known as the Wheel of Five.