In France, 1 in 2 adults and nearly 1 in 5 children live with overweight or obesity, and illnesses linked to junk food saturate hospitals. Faced with this situation, the nutritional logo Nutri-Score
still remains displayed at the discretion of the brands. It is in this context that a official petitionon the National Assembly website, has already collected nearly 60,000 signatures to make it mandatory.
Entitled “To make the display of the Nutri-Score mandatory on food packaging in France”, this petition wants to transform a simple optional logo into a benchmark imposed on all food packaging.
Mandatory Nutri-Score: a petition supported by the National Academy of Medicine
More than 60,000 people have already signed this text, according to the National Assembly platform. Alongside citizens, theNational Academy of Medicine45 learned societies and 33 consumer and patient associations are involved. In a press release, the scientists behind the Nutri-score speak of the support of “79 structures involved in the field of health”.
The signatories recall that, since the decree of October 31, 2017, “the affixing of the Nutri-Score logo on the front of food packaging is based on the voluntary participation of economic operators“, while around 1,500 brands have adopted it.
The authors believe that this voluntary approach leaves too many gray areas on the shelves. Large companies like Ferrero, Lactalis, Coca-Cola, Mars, Mondelez, Kraft or Unilever still refuse to display the logo, and Danone, Bjorg or Cristaline removed it after the implementation in March 2025 of the new Nutri-Score, more severe for sugary products and sweetened drinks.
A “loss of chance” at the heart of the political debate
On November 7, 2025, the deputies adopted two amendments making the Nutri-score compulsory, before a rejection by the Senate then a vote by three votes brought down the measure. “In the current situation where the Nutri-score is not compulsory, certain large agri-food groups refuse to display it on their products (…) This situation therefore constitutes a loss of opportunity for French citizens. This justifies it being made obligatory“, write the signatories in the petition posted online on the National Assembly website.
A news billsupported by the socialist deputy Sandrine Runel, also wants to make the Nutri-score compulsory, presented as “a simple, French and effective prevention tool“. The petition’s signatories cite more than 150 European studies showing that this logo directs purchases toward higher-rated products and can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease or certain cancers.
Towards a compulsory Nutri-Score for all everyday products?
Without obligation, many products remain without a logo. With a
Generalized Nutri-Scoreeach customer could compare all the products in the same department at a glance. “Displaying the Nutri-Score on all foods would, by improving the food intake and consumption of the French population, reduce the risk factors associated with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers), the health and economic burden of which weighs heavily on public spending and society.“, affirm the signatories.
If the Nutri-Score became mandatory, consumers would finally be able to compare all products in the same aisle without a blind spot. It now remains to be seen whether citizen and scientific pressure will be enough to make industrialists give in and convince Parliament to relaunch a measure already narrowly rejected.