The National Approach to Product Improvement ('Nationale Aanpak Productverbetering' or NAPV) started in 2022. The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport uses the NAPV to motivate producers to improve the composition of their food products. RIVM has developed steps to make gradual improvements. We have done this together with the Netherlands Nutrition Centre and HAS University of Applied Sciences. In the coming years, we will check the changes that producers of food products make.

The Dutch government introduced the Nutri-Score food choice logo on 1 January 2024. A food choice logo can make it easier for people to make better food choices. That means it can also help lower the number of people who are overweight. This is one of the goals of the National Prevention Agreement. A food choice logo can also motivate producers to improve food composition. The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has asked RIVM to investigate how the Nutri-Score system can be matched as closely as possible to the Dutch dietary guidelines. RIVM will monitor the Nutri-Score as well.

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