Lait Drink UHT - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Coop's Lait Drink UHT is a Swiss semi-skimmed UHT milk that achieves a perfect European Score of 100 and ranks at the 69th percentile within the semi-skimmed milks category of 349 products — a strong result in one of the largest categories in the dataset. The breakdown awards 35 points for Swiss headquarters and 35 for manufacturing, with distribution contributing 15, ingredients 10, and the proximity bonus 5. No certification points are recorded. Ingredient origins are noted as Switzerland.

The product carries IP Suisse, FSC, FSC Mix, and made-in-Swiss labels. IP Suisse is a Swiss integrated production label that certifies environmentally responsible farming practices, providing an additional layer of verified production standards that sits between conventional and fully organic certification. For a European-minded shopper, this product offers a coherent and entirely domestic supply chain: Swiss company, Swiss milk, Swiss production. Whilst Switzerland is not an EU member state, it is geographically and economically integrated with the Continent and participates in numerous European regulatory frameworks. The 69th percentile ranking within a very large category confirms this product is well above average for European sourcing credentials. The IP Suisse label is a meaningful provenance signal that goes beyond simple geographic labelling, confirming that the milk is produced according to independently verified Swiss environmental standards.