Jan 29th, 2026
2 mins
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have now published ‘The UK nutrient profiling model (NPM) 2018’
The NPM 2018 is a tool that determines what are ‘less healthy’ foods and drinks by calculating the beneficial and less beneficial nutrients in these products and producing a score.
The publication contains:
- technical guidance
- fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds definitions
- worked examples and further advice about calculations
The NPM 2018 is an update of the NPM 2004 to 2005, which was reviewed and consulted on in 2018 in response to changes in dietary recommendations. The outcome document from that UK nutrient profiling model 2018 review consultation is also now available to view.
The BFFF would very much welcome hearing members concerns and thoughts on this new model which will aid us in our discussions with Government. For ease of collation, please email Denise Rion with any points you wish to put forward. All comments will be anonymised unless otherwise instructed.
It should be noted that the NPM 2018 is not yet applied to policy.
