An ad hoc label for food products belonging to the Mediterranean diet is the latest suggestion in the EU-wide food labelling fray, and is intended to cope with negative effects caused by the colour-coded Nutri-score labelling scheme.
The idea came from the Committee of the Regions (CoR), an EU institution with an advisory role, and popped up during its Euro-Mediterranean regional and local assembly (ARLEM) plenary.
In a report on addressing food security for people living in the Mediterranean region, the deputy mayor of the French city Nice, Agnès Rampal, proposed the development of a “Mediterranean products or Mediterranean diet label with a specific set of criteria and a broad communication plan.”