Ability of the Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition label to discriminate the nutritional quality of foods in the German food market and consistency with nutritional recommendations

Abstract Background There is currently a societal debate in Germany concerning the interest to introduce a comprehensive and simplified nutritional information label on foods. Consumer associations and some manufacturers are supporting the Nutri-Score, a summary, graded, colours-coded front-of-pack...

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Main Authors: Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi, Manon Egnell, Pilar Galan, Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo, Serge Hercberg, Chantal Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-019-0357-x