"We learned with amazement and bewilderment the attempt to apply in the worst possible way a discriminatory, penalizing and fundamentally wrong system like the Nutri-Score also to alcoholic beverages. It is an affront to the intelligence of consumers and a slap in the face for a sector that has represented, for centuries, not only an economic wealth, but above all a model of life and civilization. Labelling a food or a drink in red, or even black as in our case, means to pillory and criminalize a product without associating it with the methods or occasions of consumption." -Micaela Pallini, President of Italian wine federation Federvini, as quoted in an article from BeverageDaily.com, "Nutri-Score creator backs alcohol warnings on label as Italian wine sector brands any move 'an affront' to science"
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