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2mo ago

UFC-Que Choisir Urges EU to Mandate Full Ingredient Labels After Fast-Food Chains Score Zero

The consumer group wants EU rules to require full ingredient, allergen, Nutri-Score listings following an audit that rated four major fast-food chains zero for transparency.

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Les principales enseignes de restauration rapide en France, McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC et Quick, manquent de transparence sur les additifs utilisés dans leurs recettes et seules deux d'entre elles affichent un Nutri-Score
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Overview

  • The study assigned McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and Quick zero out of 20 for failing to disclose complete ingredient lists, additive details, allergen information and Nutri-Score labels.
  • Comparative audits showed that a basic McDonald’s burger in Switzerland lists 44 ingredients and additives versus only six main ingredients in France.
  • Only McDonald’s and Burger King display Nutri-Scores and provide pictogram-based allergen charts, while Quick omits allergen data at ordering points and KFC directs customers to a complex general table.
  • UFC-Que Choisir warned that certain undisclosed additives used abroad are suspected of increasing risks of digestive issues, intestinal inflammation, diabetes and colon cancer.
  • McDonald’s France and Burger King defended their voluntary transparency measures, Quick and KFC remained unresponsive, and the EU is now reviewing the association’s petition for binding labeling rules.