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Brussels – European consumers will probably have to wait longer for a uniform EU-wide label for food. Consumer advocates accuse the European Commission of delays. The European Ombudsman also criticizes a lack of transparency.
The consumer organization Foodwatch had requested the release of documents for the EU-wide introduction of the so-called Nutri-Score, also known as the food traffic light. According to the association, access to these documents is being denied.
Foodwatch emphasizes that the public must be granted timely access to important information – such as nutrition.
The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, notes that the European Union is obliged, given the clear case law, to apply a high level of transparency to such documents.
Mandatory nutritional labeling for health
As early as February, the Ombudsman called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to release the documents.
Foodwatch is pushing for the EU-wide introduction of the Nutri-Score as a mandatory nutritional label to counter the rising number of diet-related diseases. The Nutri-Score traffic light was developed by independent scientists, is easy to understand, and has been proven to lead consumers in supermarkets to choose healthier products, said a spokesperson for Foodwatch.
Foodwatch was founded in October 2002 in Berlin by former Greenpeace CEO Thilo Bode. (October 8)
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