Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2016/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate) IT
Amendments (79)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors' Special Report 'Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource- efficiency of the food supply chain' (2016),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Milan adopted during the Expo Milano 2015,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the FAO estimates that each year, approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food, equal to approximately one-third, by weight, of all food produced for human consumption in the world is lost or wasted7; _________________ 7FAO, 2011. Global Food Losses and Food Waste.;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that food waste must be analyzed in a cross-cutting manner, as it affects several policies at the same time, including agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment, social affairs and tax policy; insists therefore on the need to better harmonize the different policies and establish the reduction of food waste as a clear objective of existing policies;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, according to recent studies, for every kilogram of food produced, 4,5 kg of CO2 are released into the atmosphere; whereas in Europe the approximately 89 Mt of food wasted produce 170 Mt CO2 eq./yr, broken down thus: food industry 59 Mt CO2 eq./yr, domestic consumption 78 Mt CO2 eq./yr, other 33 Mt CO2 eq./yr; whereas the production of the 30% of food which ends up not being consumed accounts for an additional 50% of use of water resources for irrigation, while producing a kilogram of beef requires 5-10 tonnes of water;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas less food waste would mean more efficient land use, better water resource management, and positive repercussions for the whole agricultural sector worldwide, as well as boosting the fight against undernourishment in the developing world;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of the different policies to tackle food waste such as agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment or tax policy;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereasin view of the undertakings signed by the EU in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted at the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular since the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 is aimed at halvingreducing by 50 % per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels by 20350 and reducing food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas estimates show that 88 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU each year, equating to 173 kg of wasted food per personthe prevention of food waste brings environmental benefits and advantages in social and economic terms; whereas estimates indicate that 88 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU each year, equating to 173 kg of wasted food per person, and that the production and disposal of the EU’s food waste produce emissions of 170 tonnes of CO2 and consume 26 million tonnes of resources; whereas the costs associated with this level of food waste are estimated to amount to around EUR 143 billion9; _________________ 9 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Court of Auditors' Special Report examined the question 'Does the EU contribute to a resource-efficient food supply chain by combating food waste effectively?'; whereas the findings of the report indicate that currently the EU does not combat food waste effectively, and that existing initiatives and policies could be used more effectively to address the problem of food waste1a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors’ Special Report ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ (2016) p.44.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas operators in the food supply chain often internalise the cost of food waste and include it in the final consumer price of the product1a ; _________________ 1aEuropean Court of Auditors’ Special Report ‘Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain’ (2016), p. 14.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of bringing together farmers in cooperatives or professional associations in order to reduce food losses by strengthening their knowledge of markets, allowing more efficient programming, economies of scale and improving their capacity to market their production;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ or ‘food surpluses’, nor a common methodology for measuring either food waste or food surpluses at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food waste was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy production, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11; _________________ 11 FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ nor a common methodology for measuring food waste at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food waste was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy production, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11 ; whereas for the purpose of this report, 'food waste' means food intended for human consumption, either in edible or inedible status, removed from the production or supply chain to be discarded including at primary production, processing, manufacturing, transportation, storage, retail and consumer levels; _________________ 11 FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the data from the FUSIONS project come from a number of sources and are based on the use of various definitions of ‘food waste’;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the waste management hierarchy established by the Waste Framework Directive 12 (prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) cannot be applied in full todoes not take account of the specific features of food waste; whereas currently there is no specific hierarchy for the management of unconsumed foodprevention and management of food waste at EU level; _________________ 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the exchange of good practices at European and international level, as well as assistance for developing countries, are of major importance in combating food waste worldwide;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the donation of unsold food along the entire supply chaina very low level of food surpluses is a psychological factor in the entire agri-food sector, and donating these surpluses leads to considerable reductions in food waste, while helping people in need;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas in the Single Market many companies produce food for more than one country; whereas unsold products from such companies in some instances cannot be donated in the country of production due to labelling in foreign languages;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas countries such as Italy haveand France have already adopted national legislation to restrict the creation of food waste, with Italy, specifically, having adopted legislation that facilitates food donation and distribution for social solidarity purposes by excluding donor liability for food that is donated in good faith and known to be fit for consumption at the time of donation;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that food waste is a problem at every stage of the chain, whether it is production, processing, marketing, transport or consumption; insists therefore on the need to improve communication between all actors in the food supply chain, in particular between suppliers and distributors, in order to match supply and demand, the discrepancies of which are one of the main causes of food waste;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that at farm level, the products that are not placed on the market can find other outlets, such as the fertilisation of fields, conversion into feed, or use for the production of compost and energy;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Is of the view that the concepts of food wastage, food waste and discards (or residue) from a production process in the food chain need to be clarified;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage exchanges of best practices and to promote public awareness campaigns on the value of foodstuffs and agricultural produce and the causes and consequences of food wastage and on the ways of reducing it, whilst promoting a scientific, public- spirited culture based on the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls on the Member States to encourage the introduction of food education courses at all educational levels, including higher education, explaining, for example, how to preserve, cook and dispose of food, thereby encouraging better behaviour; underlines the important role of local authorities and municipal enterprises, alongside that of retailers and the media, in providing information and assistance to citizens on preventing and reducing food waste;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
Nb. whereas local and regional authorities have a key role to play in reducing food waste in the area of their competence; whereas actions to reduce food waste should be taken at the appropriate level;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas since the second semester of 2013 the European Parliament is implementing a comprehensive policy with the objective to drastically reduce food waste produced by its catering services; whereas unconsumed food from overproduction is regularly donated by the Parliament's main facilities in Brussels;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas food which turns into waste requires a further use of resources in its management;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, by developing markets for products that would normally be excluded from the food chain, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banks;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to contact supermarkets to make sure that any food that is about to expire is donated to charity or used for animal feed and for the production of compost for agriculture; calls, therefore, on the Member States to provide for a mandatory agreement between supermarkets and organisations; supports good examples of food waste reduction such as the Last Minute Market project in Italy, whereby unsold produce is recovered and donated to charities and the needy;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the food industry has already taken initiatives to reduce food waste by strengthening cooperation with food banks throughout Europe; notes, however, that there are still barriers to donations, mainly of legal nature; calls on the Commission to clarify the interpretation of the legal provisions discouraging donations;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Stresses that, in the context of food aid, VAT on food donations is due, but Member States may consider that the value used for the calculation of VAT is low or close to zero if the donation is made close to the recommended date of consumption or if the foodstuffs are unsaleable; notes that in practice VAT on food aid is treated differently from one Member State to another; calls, therefore, on the Commission to clarify the rules on the application of the VAT Directive in the case of food aid;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a coordinated policy response at EU and Member State level that takes into account policies regarding waste, food safety and information, but also aspects of economic, research and innovation, environment, financial, agriculture, education, and social, trade, consumer protection and public procurement policy;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Stresses that price volatility, extreme or unusual climate events and the prolongation of the Russian embargo are responsible for food waste in the agricultural sector; stresses the importance of building bridges between farmers and food banks to encourage the development of agricultural donations;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls for the restoration of an effective policy to regulate agricultural markets in order to better match supply to demand and thus reduce food waste;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to changes in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.; stresses the need to revise marketing standards for quality and aesthetics for classifying agricultural products;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights the findings of the Special Report No 34 of the European Court of Auditors "Combating food waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the use of resources in the food chain"', stressing that Commission's action regarding food waste has so far been sporadic and fragmented;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that fairer pay to producers would increase the value of the products, resulting in a reduction of food wastage in the final links of the supply chain;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt a common methodology toadopt, by 31 December 2017, a common methodology, including minimum quality and quantity requirements, for the uniform measurement of food waste in the Member States and to promote the exchange of best practices within the EU, both between different Member States and between different agri-food operators;
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that the quality requirements regarding appearance, laid down by both EU or national legislation and internal company rules, which stipulate the size and shape of fresh fruit and vegetables in particular, are the reason behind a great deal of unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasted; calls on stakeholders to know and to explain the nutritional value of agricultural products with imperfect shapes or sizes in order to reduce waste products;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt a common definition and methodology to measure food waste;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Regrets that the implementation of the Member States' obligation to report on their food waste has been delayed by the Commission, as well as the Commission's deadline to adopt an implementing act laying down a common methodology for the evaluation of the food quantities.
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Regrets the lack of a common definition of 'food waste' at the European level, despite repeated calls from the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the G20; calls, therefore, on the Commission to reflect on the establishment of such a definition.
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Stresses that the agriculture sector has a key role to play in reducing food waste and notes with concern that the Commission has never conducted a study to determine the impact of the different reforms on the volume of agricultural production and its effect on food waste; calls, therefore, on the Commission to integrate the issue of food waste into the next review of the CAP;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Stresses the importance of the new "school schemes programmes" and in particular the introduction of compulsory accompanying measures, such as the promotion of conscious food consumption in education; stresses the importance of using these accompanying measures to convey educational messages about food waste and its prevention;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that, in order to reduce food waste as much as possible, it is necessary to involve all participants in the food supply chain and to target the various causes of waste sector by sector; calls on the Commission, therefore, to make an analysis of the whole food chain in order to identify in which food sectors food waste is occurring most, and which solutions can be used to prevent food waste;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to include an obligation for the Member States to annually notify the European Commission of the total level of food waste generated in a specific year;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent creation of the EU Platform on Food Lwhich is intended to identify priority measures to be adopted at EU level to prevent food losses and Ffood Wwaste; to that end, stresses that greater involvement of the European Parliament in the platform’s work would be desirable;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose; points out that the use of dual date labelling, for example 'sell by' and 'use by', on the same product can have a negative effect on consumers' food management decisions;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates and the usability of foodstuffs after the 'best before' date; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote consumer understanding of how to prevent the generation of food waste, food safety, and good practices in relation to their management and consumption of food;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need for Member States to develop and support publicity campaigns to raise the awareness of citizens and operators in the food sector with a view to encouraging the prevention of food waste; also stresses the need to promote training campaigns intended to provide education on healthy food and environmentally sustainable food production;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to include food waste-related educational messages in the accompanying measures of the school fruit and milk schemes with the aim of encouraging good eating habits in young people;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to exchange and promote successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders; encourages Member States to consult the relevant stakeholders on targeted sectorial measures to be taken in the context of preventing food waste;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that large quantities of perfectly edible fruits and vegetables do not reach the market due to aesthetic reasons and marketing standards; notes that there are successful initiatives that utilize such products and encourages stakeholders from the wholesale and retail sector to promote such practices; calls on the Commission to undertake research on the relation between marketing standards and food waste in this context;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the draft EU guidelines on food donation as a first step in the right direction; however, with a view to the various barriers to food donation contained in EU legislation, believes that the donation of unsold food along the entire food supply chain needs to be promoted further by enacting legislative changes; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of assessing legislative measures designed to promote the donation of food products which have labelling issues, but not in cases where these issues relate to the information on the expiry date or substances or products that trigger allergies or intolerances;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to explore the modalities for donating food to charities from companies in the country of production, regardless of the language on the product packaging; points out that donations of said goods should be made possible when the information critical for maintaining food safety, e.g. on allergens, is made available to recipients in official languages of their Member States;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that food sector operators which carry out free transfers of food surpluses must abide by sound operational practices in order to guarantee food safety in terms of hygiene and health, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Member States to consider further schemes to encourage donation by food sector operators of food surpluses to organisations with social purposes and non-profit organisations, including through tax incentives relating to national taxation of waste;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to consider the issue of food waste in future impact assessments of its policies;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to undertake a study on the impact of reforms of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) on the generation and reduction of food waste;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Encourages Member States to use the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to reduce food waste in primary production and the processing sector;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Encourages Member States to use the full potential of the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in order to reduce food waste in the context of fish discards and improve survival rates of aquaculture-grown organisms;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to explore how unfair trade practices in the food supply chain generate food waste and, where necessary, take action at the appropriate level to reduce it;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Calls on the Commission to explore the potential of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) to help reduce food waste;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 g (new)
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13g. Calls on the Commission to complete the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) regulation with an implementing act that will regulate using intervention stocks generated under CAP and promote the use of FEAD to facilitate food donation in the context of financing the costs of collection, transport, storage and distribution; encourages local, regional and national authorities to support the setting up of food donation infrastructure in regions and areas where it is non- existent, inadequate or under capacitated;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to create economic incentives for donating food and limiting food waste;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage the exchange of best practice and promote awareness- raising campaigns to inform the public of the value of food and agricultural produce, the causes and effects of food waste and ways of reducing it, thereby fostering a scientific and civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls on Member States to encourage the introduction of food education courses, at all levels of education, including colleges, explaining for example how to store, cook and dispose the food, thereby encouraging better behaviours; stresses the important role played by local authorities and municipal enterprises, in addition to retailers and the media, in providing information and support to citizens on preventing and reducing food waste;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that innovative and environmentally friendly solutions in areas including the management of co- and by- products of food production, food storage, digital technologies, and packaging can offer significant potential for food waste reduction; encourages public and private stakeholders to support research in these areas and promote sustainable and effective solutions;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to encourage the conclusion of agreements or memoranda of understanding to promote responsible conduct and good practices designed to reduce food waste, including equipping catering operators with reusable containers, made of recyclable material, to enable customers to take home their leftover food;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends that, when appropriate, local and regional products and seasonal products be used in the catering and hospitality sector to shorten the production and consumption chain as to reduce the number of processing stages and thus the waste generated during the various phases;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate adequate funds to innovative projects, including projects relating to research and technological development in the sphere of the shelf life of food products and packaging materials;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Urges all institutions and bodies of the European Union to include the requirement of having food waste management and reduction plans in catering related tenders;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Stresses the fact that developments in the digital sector offer many opportunities for preventing the generation of food waste, in particular the creation of online ‘food rescue’ platforms, which make it possible for the catering sector to offer unsold dishes at reduced prices; highlights the fact that experiments such as these have produced significant results in the Member States in which they have been developed;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Stresses that more effective European legislation on by-products in Directive 2008/98/EC could help to significantly reduce food waste; to that end, calls on the European Commission to support, particularly through the Horizon 2020 programme, projects designed to facilitate synergies between agriculture and industry that involve agri-food companies;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Notes that preventing the generation of food waste is the priority measure to be pursued, when correctly managing waste in line with the principles of the circular economy; stresses, however, that at the moment it is impossible to bring generation of food waste down to zero; considers that it is necessary, therefore, to lay down mandatory EU measures to ensure that food waste can be turned into new resources; considers, specifically, that, with a view to ensuring a high level of environmental protection and an output, including digestate and compost, with high quality standards, the Member States should encourage home composting and should separate out bio-waste at source, and ensure that this waste is subject to bio-recycling; considers that the Member States should also prohibit the placing of bio-waste in landfills;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Stresses that food waste reduction objectives must be consistent with the measures and objectives in Directive 94/62/EC and, in particular, the need for the Member States to take measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of non-recyclable packaging and in overpackaging;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15g. Reiterates the need for the Commission to adopt, by 31 December 2018, horizontal regulatory measures in the sustainable consumption and production sector, and to draft an impact report to identify the regulations whose interaction is acting as a barrier to the development of synergies between sectors, including the agri-food sector, and is hindering the use of by-products;