Sep 7th, 2021
2 mins
The EU’s Joint Research Centre (JCR) has published a report which considers whether EU and Member States’ efforts to improve the supply of healthier foods are succeeding by analysing the level of sugars, salt, saturated fat and fibre in packaged food and non-alcoholic beverages sold in European supermarkets.
The results show little progress has been made, with only a small reduction in salt, sugars and saturated fat sold in these products, and little evidence of an increase in the fibre content of the packaged foods on offer. The research evaluated the nutritional quality of 23,000 products/brands of packaged foods and soft drinks sold across 22 European countries from 2015–2018. It covered, on average, 72% of the market for the 4 nutrients considered.
To view the full report, click here.
