Federal Council publishes report on the effectiveness of the Nutri-Score

In Switzerland, the choice of available food and beverages is immense. Since 2019, the "Nutri-Score" food labeling system introduced voluntarily by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) has also been helping consumers in Switzerland with a scale from A to E on the nutritional values of foods and semi-luxury foods.

According to the Confederation, 70 producers and retail companies have been working to establish the Nutri-Score since 2019. The decisive factor was the demand for more transparency towards consumers and visibility of the composition of products. The license-free labeling system is primarily intended to serve as a simplified source of information to better compare the nutritional quality of products.

Strengthen Nutri-Score potential with concrete measures

Now, on December 2, 2022, the Federal Council passed a Report to improve the effectiveness of the Nutri-Score. This was drawn up in response to a postulate from the National Council's Commission for Social Security and Health and is intended to show that accompanying measures and more communication could increase the effectiveness and awareness of the Nutri-Score labeling system.

Among other things, the impact of the Nutri-Score is to be strengthened with more information campaigns, for example with actors from the economy, health promotion and together with consumer organizations. Among other things, the FSVO is planning such an information campaign from 2023 onwards, which should show the population more clearly how the Nutri-Score works. Regular monitoring is also intended to improve coordination of the measures taken.

Source: Federal Council/Editorial Office