21 Amendments of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2023/0105(COD)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food and the respective details of the origin of ingredients in blends, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging. In light of the reduced size of the packs together with, for blends, the exact percentages of honey from each countaining only a singlry of origin in descending order. Given the poartion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resultcular interest shown by consumers ing technical difficulties, ithe geographical origin of honey in relation to its therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individualcharacteristics and quality, as well as the need for full transparency in the honey sector, it is essential that the country or countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countrywas harvested appear on the label in the same field of vision as the product indication.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Stressing that in order to limit as much as possible fraud linked to honey and to detect fraud, the European rules on traceability should be supplemented by the introduction of a block-chain system; for honeys produced and imported into the EU, each honey must have an identifier linked to a block-chain traceability system enabling the competent authorities to trace the entire honey chain to the harvesting beekeepers or operators in the case of imported honeys. These rules should not add to the administrative burden of the producers, but they should make it easier for consumers and the supervisory authorities to keep track of the honey's entire journey from harvesting to bottling.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, in the event that the honey originates from more than one country, its packaging should indicate each country by displaying the relevant national abbreviations. However, for small packs, the sales documents must clearly indicate each country of origin and the exact percentages of the blended honeys.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Acknowledging that the term filtered honey used in Directive 2001/110 is misinterpreted by consumers, who do not distinguish between the industrial filtration and the filtration carried out by beekeepers after extracting their honey to remove particles of wax and other foreign elements, filtered honeys as defined in Directive 2001/110/EC should no longer be allowed to be marketed under the name "honey" and the definition of "filtered honey" should be removed from the text of the Directive. Industrial filtration makes it impossible to use current analytical approach such as melissopalynology to differentiate between sugar syrup, a mixture of honey with syrup, and honey. Consequently, Annex II of Directive 2001/110 should be amended to specify the level of filtration permitted, which does not significantly alter the density and pollen spectrum of the honey, but which does remove most of the foreign matter in the honey.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) Heat treatment above 40°C (± 5°C) causes degradation of certain constituents of honey, and consumers must be able to differentiate between honeys that were degraded by such heat treatments and other honeys. Thus, the term "unheated honey" should appear on the label. In order to control the absence of thermal degradation of a honey, a minimum threshold must be set for the presence of invertase in honey, an enzyme that is much more sensitive and degrades very rapidly once high temperatures are reached.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, considering, in particular, that consumers are increasingly aware of health concerns linked to the consumption of sugar, it is appropriate to revise the rules on the use of statements on sugar for fruit juices to allow consumers to make informed choices. It is therefore appropriate to reintroduce, without a time limitation, the possibility for the industry to use the statement indicating thatwhether or not fruit juices contain added sugars.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Given that that the Farm to Fork Strategy aims to make consumers better able to make informed choices, including by providing easily recognisable information on of the origin of foodstuffs. Given that harmonising labelling rules is in the EU’s interest since it helps ensure the smooth functioning of the internal market, mandatory country-of-origin labelling should be expanded to cover fruit used in the production of products for human consumption, such as fruit juices and similar products – jams, jellies, marmalades and chestnut purée – just as it covers fresh fruit.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In accordance with Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC, fruit nectars may contain added sugars and/or honey. In order to support the production and marketing of fruit, while taking into account the need to stimulate product reformulation to reduce the amount of sugars present in fruit nectars, the proportion of sugars and/or honey that may be added to fruit nectars that are naturally low in acidity and palatable should be lowered.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label. If the honey originates in more than one country, theeach countriesy of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs containing more than 25 g, together with the percentages of honey from each country in descending order; Small packs containing less than 25 g must indicate each country of origin by displaying the relevant national abbreviations;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
(ab) For packs containing 25 g or less of honey, the name of the country of origin should be indicated on the label using the ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
(ac) For honeys produced and imported into the EU, an identifier linked to a block-chain traceability system must be introduced to enable competent authorities to trace the entire honey chain to the harvesting beekeepers or operators;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council**, the statement ‘no fruit juices contain added sugars’, ‘no added sugars’, may appear on the label in the same field of vision as the name of the products referred to in Part I, point 1, of Annex I to this Directive.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, reduced-sugars fruit juice, reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ‘from concentrate(s)’ or ‘partially from concentrate(s)’, as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
(1a) The following Article 4(a) is inserted: ‘ 1. For products covered by Annex I, the country of origin where the fruit was harvested must be indicated on the label of packs. 2. If the fruit used to made these products originates from more than one country, the countries of origin where the fruit was harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs together with the respective percentages used to obtain the final product. 3. If the products are made from two or more species of fruit, the countries of origin where the fruit was harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs together with the respective percentages used to obtain the final product. ‘
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 5 – table – row 20 a (new)
Annex 5 – table – row 20 a (new)
(2a) Annex V to Directive 2001/112/EC is amended as follows: Common Name of the Fruit: Blood Orange Botanical Name: Citrus × sinensis Minimum Brix levels: 10
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annexes 1 and 2
Annexes 1 and 2
Annexes I and II to Directive 2001/110/EC are amended as follows: (1) Annex I is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 2(b)(viii) is amended as follows: ‘ raw or non-heat-treated honey: honey obtained that has been extracted from combs, decanted and then, if necessary, sifted. Such honey has not been heated to such an extent that its enzymes and other temperature-sensitive elements are so degraded as to no longer meets the criteria set out in points 6 and 7 of Annex II. ‘ (2) Annex II is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 2 is amended as follows: ‘ When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shall not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shall any other additions be made other than honey. Honey must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matter foreign to its composition. With the exception of point 3 of Annex I, it must not have any foreign tastes or odours, have begun to ferment, have an artificially changed acidity or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been destroyed, significantly inactivated or subjected to vacuum evaporation. Honey, when sold as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, must comply with the requirements concerning its composition set out in points 1 to 6. What is more, when sold as ‘raw honey’ or ‘unheated honey’, it must also comply with the requirements concerning its composition set out in point 7. ‘