A Hamburg court issued an injunction against Iglo, preventing it from using the Nutri score traffic light labeling it introduced in January across its food products, reports Teller Report.

The German food industry has been fighting against the simplified traffic light labeling system for the last 10 years, claiming it is subjective, but a few manufacturers, including Iglo, made the call this year to start using it.

The application for an injunction was filed by consumer group Schutzverband gegen Unwesen in der Wirtschaft eV.

In France, this type of labeling is already widespread and Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg want to follow, but on a voluntary basis.

The Nutri score provides an overall rating of a product with cheap and unfavorable nutritional ingredients are scored and then netted.

The result is displayed on the front of the pack in a five-level color scale, which is also scored with the letters A to E. A product with a favorable, well-balanced nutritional profile is given a green classification and the letter A, a very unbalanced product receives a red rating and the letter E.

Iglo said it will appeal the decision "as soon as possible".

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