{"id":34242,"date":"2021-10-19T05:30:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T03:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=34242"},"modified":"2021-10-19T21:56:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T19:56:37","slug":"aops-vs-nutri-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/aops-vs-nutri-score\/","title":{"rendered":"AOP\u2019s vs. Nutri-Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

I came across a story for all you foodies out there – a news story especially of interest to those of you (us!) who love to eat but also care about your health. Discussions set to be held today (mardi, 19 octobre, 2021<\/strong>) will pit some of Europe\u2019s most recognized AOP\u2019s against a European-wide Nutri-Score.<\/p>\n

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Photo CC0 from www.pexels.com; Twofiqu barbhuia<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

What\u2019s at stake?<\/h3>\n

As I\u2019ve covered before<\/a>, the Nutri-Score is a system\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>intended<\/span> to make it\u00a0<\/span>plus facile<\/span><\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>easier<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for shoppers to identify foods that are\u00a0<\/span>bon<\/span><\/strong>2<\/a><\/sup>good<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from those that are\u00a0<\/span>mauvais<\/span><\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>bad<\/em><\/span>\u201d.<\/span> Since it\u2019s original introduction in 2014<\/a>, the Nutri-score system has been adopted in a number of countries including la\u00a0France<\/strong>, la Belgique<\/strong>4<\/a><\/sup>Belgium<\/em><\/span>, L\u2019Espagne<\/strong>5<\/a><\/sup>Spain<\/em><\/span>, L\u2019Allemagne<\/strong>6<\/a><\/sup>Germany<\/em><\/span>, Le Luxembourg<\/strong>,\u00a0Les Pays-Bas<\/strong>7<\/a><\/sup>The Netherlands<\/em><\/span>, et la Suisse<\/strong>8<\/a><\/sup>Switzerland<\/em><\/span> and now is up for debate to be generalized across Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n

But a group of countries (and producers) are opposing the spread<\/a>\u00a0of – or asking to be exempt from – a broader application. Italy, leading the charge, has convinced la Gr\u00e8ce<\/strong>9<\/a><\/sup>Greece<\/em><\/span>, la R\u00e9publique-Tch\u00e8que<\/strong>10<\/a><\/sup>The Czech Republic<\/em><\/span> et la Roumanie<\/strong>11<\/a><\/sup>Romania<\/em><\/span> to join their cause along with the producers of renowned AOP products like \u201cle Roquefort, le parmesan italien et l’huile d’olive espagnole<\/strong>\u201d12<\/a><\/sup>(French) Roquefort, (Italian) Parmesan, and (Spanish) olive oil<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the European Union (and supporting nutritionists and scientists) would like to see the food label adopted community-wide by 2024, \u201c[l]es producteurs craignent de voir les ventes chuter. Les \u00e9tudes montrent que le Nutri-score diminue les achats de produits gras et sucr\u00e9s<\/strong><\/a>\u201d13<\/a><\/sup>producers fear seeing sales plummet. Studies show that the Nutri-score reduces sales of products high in fat and sugar<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

AOP, AOC<\/p>\n

Europeans are (generally rightly) proud of their local products. In order to protect the unique attributes of products like champagne or Roquefort and Emmental cheese, France introduced the Appellation d’origine contr\u00f4l\u00e9e<\/strong>14<\/a><\/sup>Controlled name of origins<\/em><\/span> label (L’Appellation d’origine prot\u00e9g\u00e9e<\/strong>15<\/a><\/sup>Protected name of origins<\/em><\/span>(AOP) is the European-wide equivalent of AOC).<\/p>\n

These terms (AOC and AOP) are often applied to products whose unique nature comes from the unique nature of the land (and climate) in which they grow – known as\u00a0terroir<\/em><\/a>16<\/a><\/sup>For oysters<\/a>, American producers have coined the term meroir<\/a>.<\/em><\/span>.<\/div><\/p>\n

Un nouvel Ast\u00e9rix<\/h3>\n

Comic books known as\u00a0les bandes-dessin\u00e9es<\/strong> were a big part of my learning French. I read (and still read today) the great illustrated stories of Tintin<\/a>, Spirou et Fantasio<\/a>, Blake et Mortimer<\/a>, Lucky Luke<\/a>, Yoko Tsuno<\/a>, and Ast\u00e9rix.<\/p>\n

Le 21 octobre<\/a>, Ast\u00e9rix et ses compagnons \u201c[seront] de\u00a0retour pour une 39e aventure intitul\u00e9e Ast\u00e9rix et le Griffon\u201d<\/em><\/strong>17<\/a><\/sup>On October 21, Asterix and his companions will be back for a 39th adventure called \u201cAsterix and the Griphon\u201d<\/em><\/span> This latest adventure is being released in unprecedented initial printing of 5 million copies around the world! I\u2019ll report back once I get my hands on a copy (and if you beat me to it, share your reactions in the comments below!).<\/p>\n

Food and drink in Brittany bis<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n