EU: 85% of Made in Italy rejected by color labels

Published Nov 20, 2021

Tridge summary

The article highlights concerns raised by Coldiretti, an Italian agricultural organization, about the potential negative impact of European heat label systems like the French nutritionist and English traffic light models on quality Italian food products. These labels, which focus on sugar, fat, and salt content and energy intake, risk excluding natural food products from diets in favor of artificial foods. Coldiretti argues that a balanced diet is achieved through the combination of various foods, not by focusing on a single product's nutrients. The organization worries that these labels could diminish the value of the Made in Italy Designation of Origin (Dop / Igp) by excluding most of these products, leading to consumer confusion and uncertainty in the agri-food sector. Countries like Spain and France have expressed opposition to the Nutriscore system, and Italy is seeking to form a coalition to develop an alternative system.

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From extra virgin olive oil to Parmigiano Reggiano, from Parma Ham to Gorgonzola to Varzi salami are just some of the quality products of Made in Italy at the table that have been rejected without appeal by the heat label that is advancing in Europe, from French nutritionist to the English traffic light one. This was denounced by Coldiretti who, on the occasion of the 19th edition of the International Agri-food Forum scheduled in Rome, set up the first table of Italian agri-food excellence that could disappear from the world tables if the new color labels that paradoxically exclude food from the diet were to emerge. healthy and natural that for centuries have been present on the tables to favor artificial products of which in some cases the recipe is not even known. These are color labels which - underlines Coldiretti - focus exclusively on a very limited number of nutrients (for example sugar, fats and salt) and on energy intake without taking into account portions, paradoxically ...

Source: Coldiretti