15 Amendments of Karl-Heinz FLORENZ related to 2008/0028(COD)
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘prepacked food’ means any single item for presentation as such to the final consumer and to mass caterers, consisting of a food and the packaging into which it was put before being offered for sale, whether such packaging encloses the food completely or only partially, but in any case in such a way that the contents cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging. This excludes food which is not prepacked;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'non-prepacked food' means any food which is offered for sale to the consumer without packaging or is packaged at the request of the consumer or is prepacked at the place of sale for immediate sale;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) by explicitly advertising a significant reduction in sugar and/or fat unless at the same time the energy content (kilojoules or kilocalories) is correspondingly reduced, except in cases where the sugar or fat reduction has the effect of improving the impact of the product on health;
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) by explicitly advertising a significant reduction in sugar and/or fat unless at the same time the energy content (kilojoules or kilocalories) is correspondingly reduced, except in cases where the sugar or fat reduction has the effect of improving the impact of the product on health;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 1
Article 14 - paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters of a font size of at least 3mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and backgrounda clearly legible manner.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 1 - point (a) (new)
Article 14 - paragraph 1 - point (a) (new)
(a) Working with representatives of the relevant interest groups, the Commission shall draw up guidelines on legibility. .
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 - paragraph 2
Article 17 - paragraph 2
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) the amounts of sugars, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, andand sodium or salt.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
(2) The nutrition declaration may also include the amounts of one or more of the following: a) trans fats; b) mono-unsaturates; c) polyunsaturates; ca) cholesterol; d) polyols; e) starch; f) fibre; g) protein; ga) carbohydrates; gb) sodium; h) any of the minerals or vitamins listed in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI, and present in significant amounts as defined in point 2 of Part A of Annex XI. ha) other substances as listed in Part A of Annex XIII.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. TIn addition to the mandatory nutrition declaration shallper 100 g or per 100 ml required in paragraphs 1 and 2, the information may be expressed, as appropriate, as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation to per 100 g or per 100 ml or per portion. When provided, the declaration on vitamins and minerals shall also be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In addition, the information may also optionally, where appropriate, be provided as a percentage of the reference intakes for children set out in Part B of Annex XI.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 1
Article 34 - paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to in Article 31(2) related to the mandatory nutrition declaration shall be included in the principala table in the same field of vision. They shall be presented, where appropriate, together in a clear format in the following order: energy, sugar, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and and sodium or salt.
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 34 - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The particulars referred to in Article 29(1)(a) concerning the nutrition declaration shall appear on the front of the packaging in a conspicuous form.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV
Annex IV
FOODS WHICH ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MANDATORY NUTRITION DECLARATION - unprocessed products that comprise a single ingredient or category of ingredients. This includes water, salt, flavourings, food additives, processing aids and food enzymes; - processed products which the only processing they have been subjected to is smoking or, maturing or boiling in water and that comprise a single ingredient or category of ingredients; -– natural mineral waters or other waters intended for human consumption, including those where the only added ingredients are carbon dioxide and/or flavourings; - a herb, a spice or mixtures thereof; - salt and salt substitutes; - sugars as defined in Council Directive 2001/111/EC relating to certain sugars intended for human consumption; - products covered by Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts, whole or milled coffee beans and whole or milled decaffeinated coffee beans; - herbal infusion, tea, decaffeinated tea, instant or soluble tea or tea extract, decaffeinated instant or soluble tea or tea extract, which do not contain added ingredients; - fermented vinegars and substitutes for vinegar, including those where the only added ingredients are flavourings; - flavourings; - food additives; - processing aids; - food enzymes; - gGelatine; - jam setting compounds; - yeast; - food in packaging or containers the largest printable surface of which has an area of less than 250 cm2; - food sold by private persons in the context of occasional activities, and not as part of an undertaking that would imply a certain continuity of activities and a certain degree of organisation; - food directly supplied by the manufacturer of small quantities of products to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying the final consumer; - food in inner package not designed for sale without the outer package (nutrition information shall be provided on the outer package unless it belongs to the categories of foods that are exempted under this Annex). - non-prepacked food as defined in Article 2(2)(ea) of this Regulation.