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The Yuka application again condemned for having criticized nitrites

2021-09-13T17:45:40.974Z


The “Yuka” food rating service was condemned by the Aix-en-Provence commercial court. His fault: placing nitrites as "carcinogenic" elements.


Yuka, the food rating service, has just lost, a new battle in the conflict between him and the butchers of France.

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According to information from Les

 Echos

, the Aix-en-Provence Commercial Court ruled in favor on Monday of the ABC group, a ham specialist. He felt that his products were denigrated by the app. The subject of the dispute: nitrites. This additive intended to better preserve the ham is considered in the descriptions of the products as “

carcinogenic

” and “

genotoxic

”, automatically lowering the score. A decision that can have serious consequences, the service being used by 12.5 million French people according to its founders.

In his decision, the Aix judge ordered the company to stop the dissemination of any “

misleading or denigrating content on cooked hams produced by ABC

”.

The terminology must also evolve.

Yuka must delete "

the mention specifying that nitrites are carcinogenic and genotoxic or any equivalent term

".

Nitrite, which is used to keep the color pink, is however well considered as a "

probable carcinogen

" by the WHO.

Previous convictions

In its initial request, the delicatessen company requested compensation exceeding 500,000 euros for the damage suffered.

The judge rejected this request, he considers that the applicants did not bring enough evidence of their losses.

Read also The nutritional application Yuka condemned for denigrating the delicatessens

In May already, the application had been condemned for a history of charcuterie.

The Paris Commercial Court had to rule on a dispute between the application and the Federation of French Charcuterie and Caterer Companies.

Users scanning a sausage or other meat product were offered to sign a petition to end the use of the famous nitrites.

A mixture of information and stance which displeased the federation.

The court finally ordered the application to stop this vague process, attaching the penalty to a hefty note: 20,000 euros in damages.

Source: lefigaro

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