65 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the farm-to-fork strategy must comply with Article 2(1)(b) of the Paris Agreement and therefore in no way jeopardise trade flows and supply chains that are vital to global and European food production and food security;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, thanks to efficient, science-based fisheries management focusing on sustainability and responsible fisheries, fish stocks in Europe have increased, while the industry’s impact on marine ecosystems has been minimised; whereas commercial fisheries today do not constitute a threat to the long-term preservation of marine resources within the EU and have never led to the extinction of fish species in the oceans;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to pursue a proactive and positive agenda for trade in agri-food products, ensuring that all food and feed products imported into the EU fully comply with its rules and standards and helping primary producers in developing countries with frequent surges in demand resulting from population growth and middle-class expansion to meet these standards without delay;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, compared with other animal proteins, fish caught in the wild has the lowest environmental impact as it lives in the wild and does not require any land, artificial feeding, water supply, antibiotics or pesticides, and it is therefore the best option in terms of food security and climate protection;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the fisheries sector in the EU has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 40% relative to 1990 levels; whereas the energy efficiency of the EU’s fishing fleet (tonnes of fish per litre of fuel) has increased enormously over the years, thanks to the adaptation of new technologies and improvements in fish stocks;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable production should become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects and ensuring that the concept of sustainable production encompasses the global climate and environmental footprint and consumption of resources per kilogram of product;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas, to reduce food waste, the logistics and infrastructure within the value chain need to be improved to optimise the use of all catches and the sustainability of the food system;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas country of origin information and the traceability of fishery products are clearly in the interests of EU consumers, but existing EU legislation does not require the origin of the final prepared or preserved product to be indicated, even though this is mandatory for the catching sector; whereas information on traceability and sustainable production is therefore lost in the food value chain;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas current marketing standards apply to 75% of landings in the EU, but to less than 10% of imports (given that fillets and frozen fish are excluded), which creates an uneven playing field for the EU fishing fleet and results in a large number of products that do not comply with EU standards;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas the EU’s efforts to make fisheries sustainable are irreconcilable with the import of products from certain non-EU countries that pay little attention to sustainability and fall well short of the high norms and standards with which the EU fisheries sector has to comply, resulting in an uneven playing field;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that fisheries are one of the most efficient, climate-smart systems, ensuring healthy and sustainable food while at the same time guaranteeing a dignified existence for EU fishers;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that the current pandemic has demonstrated that the EU must safeguard food security and food sovereignty, and not be dependent on food imports from third countries; agrees with the development of an emergency plan to safeguard the EU’s food supply and food security in the event of future crises; recalls the objective of the CFP of helping to supply the Union market with food of high nutritional value and reducing the Union market’s dependence on food imports;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote a global approach to climate and biodiversity, foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that the Biodiversity and Farm to Fork Strategies are two sides of the same coin and therefore calls for impact assessments that identify the full costs of the European Commission’s biodiversity objectives in terms of the impacts of reducing fishing pressure and, consequently, food production;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes with great concern in this connection the findings of the recent scientific assessment of the cumulative effects of the Farm to Fork and biodiversity strategies by the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture1a; _________________ 1aBeckman, Jayson, Maros Ivanic, Jeremy L. Jelliffe, Felix G. Baquedano, and Sara G. Scott. November 2020. Economic and Food Security Impacts of Agricultural Input Reduction Under the European Union Green Deal’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, EB-30, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to carry out a specific independent scientific ex-ante impact assessment of the risks to international and European trade flows, (climate) emissions, biodiversity, production levels, food prices, rural viability and regional food and supply security caused by the effects of possible relocation and a shift of agricultural production to third countries (and to other regions and Member States within the Union) as a result of the implementation of the measures and objectives of this strategy;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the regulation of marketing standards for fisheries and aquaculture products from both within and outside the EU to create a level playing field;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that countries that are involved in IUU fishing and serious abuses of labour must not be allowed to benefit from preferential access to the single market; points out that, within the framework of trade agreements, tariff preferences may only be granted to fishery products from countries with sustainable fisheries management;
Amendment 171 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the importance of increasing consumer awareness and calls for all imported fishery products entering the Community market to have to comply with the internationally agreed minimum standards, as laid down in C188 and implemented within the EU via Directive (EU) 2017/159, in order to prevent European citizens from consuming fish without being aware that it was caught by vessels that do not respect minimum social conditions;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the European Commission to draw up a ‘List of goods produced by child labour or forced labour’, comparable with that of the US ([1] https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ILA B/child_labor_reports/tda2019/2020_TVP RA_List_Online_Final.pdf), so that EU policy-makers and companies can rely on this list and subsequent reports to perform risk assessments and supply chain due diligence, and develop strategies to tackle child labour and forced labour; encourages the Commission to use this list as a tool for taking measures against non-compliant fishing vessels and non- cooperating third countries, comparable with the countries referred to in Chapter VII of the IUU Regulation, in particular to restrict or block imports from fishing vessels or fishing countries that have been blacklisted on account of serious abuses of labour or failure to respect fundamental human rights on board fishing vessels;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication on a Farm to Fork Strategy sets out a holistic approach of the European food system, with agriculture, as a provider of food, ornamental plants, fibre and fuel, at the centre, while recognising the interconnectedness of all actors throughout the whole supply chain;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs toshould be transformed, where necessary, in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, with particular reference to Article 2(1)(b) thereof, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, in this wider debate, the Farm to Fork Strategy should take into account all three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental), this being the only way to recognise the contribution of agriculture and rural areas to food and feed production, biofuels, textiles and reforestation and the long-term solutions for agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy should reward farmers, agri-cooperatives and other operators in the food chain who have already undergone the transition to sustainable practices, enable the transition for the others, and create additional opportunities for their businesses;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), global demand for food and other agricultural commodities will increase by 50% by 2050 compared to 20121 a; whereas between 1961 and 2011, per capita daily protein intake from animal products in low- and middle- income countries increased by 116% and is projected to increase by at least another 25% in these countries by 2050 compared to 20112 a, leading to rapidly increasing global demand for animal protein over the coming decades; __________________ 1aFAO (2017). The future of food and agriculture – Trends and challenges. Rome, 136. 2aFAO (2017). The future of food and agriculture – Trends and challenges. Rome, 84.
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is fundamental that the policy formulation and implementation supports farmers and their cooperatives’ economic sustainability, improves the functioning of the markets while contributing to a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agri-food sector; in addition, it must be recognised that there are numerous production methods which bring additional benefits from a sustainability point of view;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy must take into account all three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) in this broader discussion; this is the only way to recognise the contribution of agriculture and of rural areas to food and feed production as well as biofuels, textiles and reforestation. Agriculture and forestry can provide long-term solutions;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas it is necessary to ensure consistency and coherence between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Common Agriculture and Fisheries Policies, the Trade Policy, the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU Policies and Strategies;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farms, continues to ensure competitive and quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, guaranteeing that farmers receive a fair price for their product, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 532 #
1a. Notes with great concern the results of the recent scientific assessment of the cumulative effects of the farm-to- fork and biodiversity strategies by the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture1 a; _________________ 1aBeckman, Jayson, Maros Ivanic, Jeremy L. Jelliffe, Felix G Baquedano, and Sara G Scott. November 2020. Economic and Food Security Impacts of Agricultural Input Reduction Under the European Union Green Deal’s Farm-to- Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, EB-30, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss and to ensure a sustainable livelihood for primary producers who still lag behind in terms of income, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises in this context that all possible EU and national legislative initiatives should be subject to a thorough scientific impact assessment; emphasises that the Commission should base legislative proposals on scientifically sound ex ante impact assessments that describe the calculation methods for the objectives as well as the starting points and reference periods of each individual objective, after careful consultation with the Member States; emphasises the need to take into account the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals;
Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain a holistic approach as the implementation of certain Farm-to-Fork-Strategy targets in Europe must not lead to the relocation of parts of agricultural production to regions outside Europe, with competitive advantages, as standards are lower than in Europe; underlines that European food is already a global standard for food that is safe, plentiful, nutritious and of high quality;
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an independent scientific impact assessment of the potential risks in terms of emissions, biodiversity, production levels, food prices, rural viability, regional food and supply security arising from the effects of possible relocation and shifting of agricultural production to third countries or to other Member States within the European Union as a result of implementing the measures and objectives of the strategy;
Amendment 726 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesTakes note of the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertiliser losses, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantit, integrated crop management and innovative technological and biological practices and innovative and circular greenhouse cultivation; insists on the importance of science-based impact assessments for these targets; recognises that these objectives may have a significant negative reduimpacti on targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountabilhe sustainability and efficiency of the sector, on farmers’ income and on food security, at all levels to help reach thesend should therefore be subject to an impact assessment before a targets;ed reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets andduction is adopted; emphasises in this context its support for the implementation of related legislation on new breeding techniques, an efficient authorisation policy for low-risk and green products and the recognition of biostimulants in order to achieve these objectives and; calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 799 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that these objectives are Union-wide targets to which all Member States must contribute through action at national level and that, in this context, account is taken of the successes already achieved and of the different starting points, circumstances and conditions of the Member States, so as not to penalise frontrunners, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that ‘protected cultivation’ of fruit and vegetables in modern greenhouses is a highly sustainable food production system that is increasingly being used and offers a number of advantages; calls on the Commission to recognise the ongoing transformation in the European horticultural sector, which enables more sustainable food production and contributes to food security, food safety, increased resource efficiency and reduced food waste throughout the food production chain;
Amendment 929 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EmphasiStresses the impneed to enhance natural carbon sinks; calls for tance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; rgets to ensure progressive reductions in emissions; also recognises that in addressing agricultural emissions, these are the result of natural processes and cycles in which many forms of emissions are also sequesteresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; d; emphasises that EU agriculture is the only major system in the world that has significantly reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; recalls that the European agriculture, horticulture and forestry sectors play a crucial role in implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation, as they have significant potential to sequester carbon and boost economies in a sustainable way;
Amendment 964 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that the Farm-to-Fork Strategy must comply with Article 2(1)(b) of the Paris Agreement and therefore must not in any way endanger trade flows and supply chains that are important for global and European food production and security;
Amendment 1016 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that European livestock production, including traditional, extensive and permanent grassland-based or fully organic animal husbandry is aforms, is an indispensable feature of the European food system and that animal husbandry is a defining element of the many traditional rural communities in the Union, and that it has multiple positive effects for the environmakes a major contribution to the environment, biodiversity and landscape management and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy;
Amendment 1052 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of agriculture and animal husbandry for the viability of regions in the Union; calls on the Commission to make the viability of rural areas an important aspect of the sustainability of agriculture;
Amendment 1057 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes, in the context of the Farm-to-Fork Strategy and the Union’s climate ambitions, the conclusions1 a of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) that the application of RENURE2 a as part of manure management systems represents an important step forward for the circular economy in the Union’s agricultural sector and is a tool that enables the more efficient and climate-friendly use of resources in the Union’s food production system; calls on the Commission and the Member States to act swiftly to bring existing and future legislation and policies into line with the above scientific findings on the circular agricultural economy; _________________ 1a Huygens, D., Orveillon, G., Lugato, E., Tavazzi, S., Comero, S., Jones, A., Gawlik, B. and Saveyn, H., Technical proposals for the safe use of processed manure above the threshold established for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones by the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC), EUR 30363 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2020, ISBN 978-92-76-21539-4 (online),978-92- 76-21540-0 (print), doi:10.2760/373351 (online),10.2760/984729 (print), JRC121636. 2aREcovered Nitrogen from manURE (RENURE).
Amendment 1073 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intenscalls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Dealthe ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal; emphasises that, in terms of carbon sequestration, there are emissions which cannot be avoided and which are part of a natural cycle, which should be taken into account when implementing legislative instruments on climate; calls for a carbon market or credit schemes for agriculture and horticulture to be part of the incentive package to achieve climate objectives; points out that more ambition with a reduced CAP budget will not deliver unless the wider private sector is involved;
Amendment 1155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed and plant propagating material security and diversity, notably of promoting EU- grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds and plant propagating material for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to genetic resources and innovative plant breeding, including new breeding techniques (NBTs), in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; emphasises in this context the importance of open innovation through plant breeders’ rights; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises, in the context of the transition outlined, the need to develop earning models with market-based rewards for farmers, market gardeners, fishers and other area owners and users for the services they provide to society and, where necessary, to adapt their business operations; regrets the absence of such elaborate earning models in the Commission’s communications and strategies;
Amendment 1373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of; calls for improved management of veterinary prevention and promotion of high animal health and welfare standards, infcluenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systemsding with trading partners, notably on vaccination and prevention of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), to prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases; emphasises that the EU animal health model and the associated food production system must continue to represent global best practice;
Amendment 1431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production; underlines that ensuring a fair income for primary producers is of paramount importance for a successful transition towards a sustainable food system;
Amendment 1507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out that the EU code of conduct for responsible business and marketing practices promotes the competitiveness of farmers and their cooperatives, improves market functioning and contributes to a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agri-food sector; recognises that there are different production methods in agriculture, horticulture and fisheries that all provide additional benefits in their own right from the viewpoint of sustainability; underlines that ethical behaviour in business-to- business relationships in the food supply chain, which are not covered by Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices, should be a central aspect of the EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices;
Amendment 1517 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strictly comply with Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in combating dual food quality (through trade inspections, monitoring, research, coordination at European level and sanctions);
Amendment 1567 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14.Urges the reviewstrengthening of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancincreasing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables etc., with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1576 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises that EU promotion policy must be non-discriminatory and continue to cover all agricultural products from the Union in order to ensure that they are all supported in becoming more sustainable and can contribute, without exception, to sustainable global production and consumption;
Amendment 1587 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Also highlights, in the context of the EU promotion programme, the importance of greening the environment, both indoors and outdoors, as a natural solution to both the effects of climate change and air pollution, as well as a healthy living environment and people’s wellbeing;
Amendment 1666 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutria harmonised EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science and dietary guidelines that support consumers to make healthier food choices and that provides them with better, more detailed and easier to understand but not over- simplistic information labelling system based on independent sciencout the food they consume;
Amendment 1736 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals (based on scientifically proven methods);
Amendment 1828 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective in ensuring sustainable production and consumption; acknowledges nevertheless, that transparency is an important element, that will empower consumers to make more sustainable buying decisions;
Amendment 1879 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that in some cases Europeans’ diets are currently not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainabley produced and healthy diefood products would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy, balanced and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actionsnon- discriminatory advice to effectively promote healthy pbalant-basced diets;
Amendment 1928 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU; highlights the need of an EU protein transition strategy that encourages the cultivation of plant proteins for food and feed in the EU as well as the utilisation of save and available processed animal proteins;
Amendment 1979 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and localsustainable food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice, including traditional foods and local specialities;
Amendment 2149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Emphasises that the Union cannot afford to lose any more time by continuing to refrain from using advanced technologies, such as new breeding techniques, artificial intelligence and digital technologies; notes in particular that new breeding techniques (NBTs) can improve the tolerance of plant varieties to climate change, drought, heavy rainfall and pests, as well as disease resistance;
Amendment 2168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Sees research and innovation (R&I) as key drivers for accelerating the transition to more sustainable food production systems and resilient food supply chains and welcomes the funds that Horizon Europe will invest in R&I related to food, the bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture and the environment;
Amendment 2182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on the Commission to consider R&I investment funds for protected growing systems in modern greenhouses that use fewer resources to grow the same yields;
Amendment 2196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account; otherwise the implementation of this strategy would lead to an unintended leakage of production in countries with lower production standards; welcomes that the EU will seek to ensure an ambitious sustainability chapter in all bilateral trade agreements; highlights the necessity of improving the competitiveness of EU primary producers and to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 2219 #
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to pursue a proactive and positive trade agenda to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 2250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that trade agreements must ensure that the parties involved participate actively in promoting sustainable development principles; international standards that are in line with European environmental and climate ambitions for sustainable growth must also be guaranteed; in addition, in order to ensure a global transition to sustainable food systems, these agreements should make the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and compliance to this as essential and binding elements;