Activities of Stefan ECK related to 2015/2259(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation ((EC) No 1935/2004) PDF (360 KB) DOC (114 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a European Implementation Assessment study by the European Parliamentary Research Service of May 2016 concludes that stakeholders - across businesses, consumers, environmental and health NGOs, researchers, as well as Member States' competent authorities - are in favour of specific measures at EU level for the FCMs that are not yet harmonised at EU level;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that, while the major focus should be on the adoption of specific measures for those 13 materials not yet regulated at EU level, shortcomings exist in the implementation and enforcement of the legislation in place; as current EU legislation of food contact materials permits chemicals that are prohibited in other products under other EU law and ignores today's science on endocrine disrupting chemicals, the EU shall seek proper regulation of all types of food contact materials, including a prohibition on the use of both endocrine disrupting chemicals and "Substances of Very High Concern", or SVHCs, as defined under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH);
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Awaits the upcoming review by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre of the national provisions adopted by Member States for non-harmonised materials; calls on the Commission to use this review as a starting-point for drawing up the required measures; noting that some of the migrating chemicals falling through the gaps in the legislation and threatening human health, include carcinogens, neurotoxins and endocrine disruptors.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. however, the re-use of materials under the principles of circular economy and resource-efficiency should, in no way, lead to a higher number of contaminants added to the final product.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The 58 chemicals that have been placed on the list of most harmful chemicals under the REACH Regulation1a (SVHC) are currently permitted in food contact materials; they include chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, or are bio-accumulative (i.e. capable of building up and persisting in the body), or have hormone disrupting or other harmful properties; FCMs-related concern also refers to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which are associated with hormonal cancers (breast, prostate, testes) as well as reproductive problems (infertility, adverse pregnancy outcomes), metabolic disorders (diabetes, obesity), allergies, and neurodevelopmental problems (learning disorders, autism spectrum disorders). In addition to known hazardous chemicals, there are other chemicals (so- called non intentionally added substances) that migrate, and their identity and structure is not known (especially in plastics). _________________ 1a OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1–849
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports research and innovation initiatives that seek to develop new substances for use in FCMs that are proven to be safe for human health; however, and for the time being, any safer alternatives should not include bisphenol S (BPS) as a substitute to bisphenol A (BPA). According to the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of ECHA, BPS may have a toxicological profile similar to BPA and thus RAC advises against substitution with BPS. For the RAC, if substitution trend towards BPS is observed, the need to propose a restriction on BPS should be considered 1a. _________________ 1a Source of the citation: Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC), Opinion on an Annex XV dossier proposing restrictions on Bisphenola. p.13. http://www.echa.europa.eu/documents/10 162/13641/bisphenol_a_seac_draft_opinio n_en.pdf
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Expresses its concern that the level of enforcement of the legislation on FCMs varies greatly across the EU; highlights the importance of developing EU guidelinlegally binding EU rules for FCMs which would facilitate a more uniformensure a harmonised implementation and better enforcement in the Member StatesEU internal market in the absence of harmonised legislation; Member States shall apply mutual recognition in such a way that when two national regulations are in contradiction with each other the one that prevails is the one ensuring a higher level of protection of health;