The European Parliament intends to tighten the rules on nutrition labeling. Soon a "Warning danger, promotes obesity" on the spreads?
Everyone knows the statistics. Nine out of ten people like chocolate. And the tenth lie. The same goes for Nutella. But although adored around the world - with more than a million fans on Facebook -, the famous spread of the Ferrero group is found in the crosshairs of the European Union.
The European Parliament has in fact adopted a text proposal aimed at tightening the rules on nutrition labeling. Objective: to strengthen the fight against obesity. If this text is adopted at the European Council, food brands will no longer be able to advertise their products exceeding 10g of sugar, 4g of fat and 2mg of salt (per 100g of food).
Suffice to say that Nutella, made up of more than 60% sugar and palm oil, is not quite in line with the nutritional profile of the foodstuffs that Brussels wishes to defend. This is why, if the law comes into force, Ferrero could be forced to display on its jars of Nutella: "Warning danger, promotes obesity".
An initiative which raises fears in Italy, where the minister in charge of European affairs denounced the risk of "nutritional fundamentalism". The resistance is already being organized, with the foundation of a committee "Don't touch my Nutella" by a member of the Northern League ... Pending the decision at the top, Ferrero, for his part, assured in a press release that Nutella "will continue to be one of the greatest Italian myths". We are reassured.
(Clara Bamberger – Nouvelobs.com)
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After cigarettes, it's time for food! I find it not so bad in the end. Except that it might spoil the design of the labels a little.
And regarding the regulations to be able to advertise, it was necessary that we get there: Alcohol, cigarettes and now junk food. It's logic.
Mc DO will do the mash, as will many other fatteners.
What are your opinions
