
Document 9 .1
fedolive
- Ref. Ares(2021)3714812-07/06/2021
Federation de l'Industrie de l'Huile d'Olive de l'U.E.
02/06/2021
To
European Commission
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety,
1049 Bruxelles
Brussel, Belgium
Attn.
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The main purpose of this letter is to express our serious concerns about the possible
adoption of the Nutri-Score food information system at European level but mainly its
implementation with different options at points of sale and sale in different EU countries.
With this letter and given the fact that the adoption of a harmonized system of nutritional
value is underway at EU level, we would like to express our strong objections to the implications
of the possible deployment of the Nutri-Score food information system, which has already been
implemented by some countries of the European Union, will have in olive oil.
Based on several evidence-based approaches, it is obvious that the core method of the
Nutri-Score system distorts the nutritional value of olive oil, such as olive oil (and even extra
virgin olive oil) without taking into account: i) the crucial need of moderate consumption of fats
within a balanced diet, ii) the additional and multi-level beneficial properties for human health
through the consumption of high-value added products such as olive oi.
The use of misleading nutrition claims or the concealment of nutritional properties lead
to misinformation of the consumer and create serious risks for European producers who will
see their products devalued - especially for small-scale producers and traditional producers.
The operation of a food labelling system that will provide really useful information based
on scientific data, with respect for the product and the consumer, is necessary to protect
producers, traders and consumers.
Adopting a more holistic approach is vital to sustainable production and healthy eating.
The proven quality of olive oil and the long-term effort to promote it will be negatively and
irreversibly affected by the development of a system such as Nutri-Score.
It is also particularly important to have a harmonised application in all markets of the
EU Member States, in order not to create confusion within the consumers and possibly unfair
competition between the various branded products from different countries of origin.
FE DO LIVE supports the need for a holistic policy that guarantees an objective approach
that reflects the nutritional value of olive oil and, above all, the need for harmonised
implementation of this labelling. In this context, we ask you to reconsider the problems and
threats posed by the adoption of Nutri-Score for olive oil at EU level.
Best regards,
15°, Xenofontos Str. -10557 Athens -Tel.
e-mail:.@sevitel.gr