Lait entier stérilisé UHT - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Bio Village's organic whole UHT milk, distributed under the Scamark Leclerc subsidiary, achieves a perfect European Score of 100 in the whole milk UHT category. The breakdown awards 35 points each for company headquarters and manufacturing, 10 for ingredients, 15 for distribution, 5 for certifications, and 5 for proximity. Manufacturing is confirmed across multiple French locations including sites in Loire Atlantique and Nord, both operated by Candia under the Sodiaal International group — named explicitly in the fact sheet, providing a level of supply chain transparency not always present in private-label products. The product carries EU organic, French organic, and French milk labels. Within the whole milk UHT category, this product ranks at the 58th percentile across 55 assessed products, a sizeable category where a 58th percentile position indicates solid above-average performance. Many competitors in this large category will share comparable European credentials, particularly among organic variants. For a European-minded shopper, the value of this product lies in the combination of organic certification — which extends supply chain accountability back to farming inputs — and the confirmed French manufacturing and milk origin. The Sodiaal International group structure, while large in scale, remains a French cooperative entity, which aligns with the headquarters score. The proximity score confirms the supply chain distance is within acceptable bounds. Across a competitive field of more than fifty products, this profile represents a reliable, European-anchored choice in everyday dairy.