Camembert d'Isigny (22% MG) - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Cora's Camembert d'Isigny achieves a perfect European Score of 100, with headquarters and manufacturing each scoring 35. Ingredients contribute 10 points, distribution 15, proximity 5, and certifications 0. Production is confirmed at the Coopérative Isigny Sainte-Mère facility in Isigny-sur-Mer, Basse-Normandie — the same cooperative that produces for multiple retailer own-label brands. Origins are confirmed in France, and the Moulé à la louche label indicates hand-ladled curd filling, a traditional production method associated with higher-quality camembert.

The Eco Emballages and Green Dot labels both relate to packaging responsibility under the French and European extended producer responsibility frameworks. No organic, PDO, or third-party quality certification is present, which is typical for a microfiltered-milk camembert sold under a retailer own-label.

Within the camemberts from microfiltered cow milk category, this product ranks at the 9th percentile across 22 products — placing it in the bottom tenth of the category. Since all products in this dataset achieve a perfect score, the low percentile reflects sub-score differences, likely the absence of certification points compared with competitors that carry PDO, organic, or similar credentials. For a European-minded shopper, the provenance story is sound — Norman cooperative production, French milk, traditional hand-ladling — but the certification gap limits comparative standing within this specific category. The product's strengths lie in supply chain geography and production method rather than formal accreditation.