3 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2023/2081(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the presence of nutrition or health claims affects consumers’ food choices, along with other characteristics such as price, brand, colour, language and packaging shape; whereas health claims, especially risk reduction claims, have more of an impact on consumers’ attitudes than nutrition claims10 ; whereas consumer understanding of nutrition and health claims is influenced by various factors, including nutritional knowledge and education levels; _________________ 10 Pichierri M, Pino G, Peluso AM, Guido G., ‘The interplay between health claim type and individual regulatory focus in determining consumers’ intentions toward extra-virgin olive oil’, Food Research International. Vol. 136, Elsevier, October 2020, pp. 109467., as well as environmental awareness;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas social media significantly contributes to the advertising and sale of foods and food supplements, while the extent to which the NHCR regulates health-related online communications about foods remains unclear; whereas influencer or celebrity communications on social media are not always clearly commercial or non-commercial12 and can lead to unverified false and misleading claims on food products; whereas influencer or celebrity-driven online communications advertising protein or other supplements to enhance muscle growth are not a substitute of actual food and can lead to nutritional disorders such as body dysmorphic disorders; _________________ 12 Ashwell, M. et al., ‘Nature of the evidence base and strengths, challenges and recommendations in the area of nutrition and health claims: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences’, British Journal of Nutrition, 130(2), 12 October 2022, p. 233.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights that the NHCR was adopted at a time when social media did not yet play such a large role in advertising and the sale of foods and food supplements; is concerned that the extent to which the NHCR effectively governs health-related online communications about foods remains unclear; stresses that claims of these types of products should duly inform that, if taken without moderation, may cause mental health disorders such as body dysmorphia, especially in adolescents;