17 Amendments of Liam AYLWARD related to 2011/2175(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the food aid distributed under the EU’s “Food Distribution programme for the Most Deprived Persons of the Community” plays a key role in assisting many NGOs and charity organisations in addressing hunger and undernourishment within the EU,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas reducing food waste is a significant and indeed a preliminary step towards combating and reducing hunger and undernourishment in the world, confronting the increase in demand predicted by the FAO and improving people's nutritional levels,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas food waste occurs across the entire food supply chain from the agricultural production stage, to the storage, processing, distribution, management and consumption stages,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the players in the food supply chain are chiefly responsible for food security and addressing avoidable food waste where possible,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council, Commission and, Member States to encourage ways of improving the efficiency ofand players in the food supply chain andto addressing as a matter of urgency the problem of food waste along the entire supply chain; urges them to prioritise both of these aspect and to devise guidelines and support ways of improving the efficiency of the food supply chain sector by sector and urges them to prioritise this within the European policy agenda;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Council, Commission, Member States and players in the food supply chain to work together to develop a system of resource mapping and implement a policy to encourage resource efficiency over the entire lifecycle of food products;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that there is no harmonised definition of food waste in Europe; therefore invites the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal defining the typologymake clear definitions of “food waste” and in this context also to make a separate definition for residuals of ‘food waste’ and asks that aimed at “biofuels” or “bio- waste be incorporated into the existing rules on waste”, which are separate of ordinary food waste since they are re-utilized for energy uses;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the Commission to work towards harmonising EU food waste data requirements as there is no reliable evidence base to validate food waste figures across EU Member States and to use as the basis for designing effective food waste policy measures;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Wishes to point out that agriculture, by its very nature, is resource efficient and can play a fundamental and pioneering role in combating food waste; therefore urges the Commission to include ambitious measures to this effect in its next legislative proposals on agriculture, trade and distribution of foodstuffs; hopes for joint action by way of investment in research, science, technology, education, advice and innovation in agriculture with a view to reducing food waste and encouraging consumers to behave more responsibly and deliberately to prevent food waste;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Commission, Member States and farming organisations to increase public awareness of the importance and value of agriculture to society and the value of agricultural produce;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and processors to develop guidelines to address avoidable food waste and to implement greater resource efficiency in their section of the food supply chain, to continuously work to improve processing, packaging and transporting so as to cut down on unnecessary food waste;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Urges the Commission, Member States and retailers to devise and implement voluntary agreements to pledge to take further resource efficiency measures and to address unnecessary food waste in their section of the food supply chain;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public about the causes and effects of food waste and, ways of reducing it and to inform them of the value of food and agricultural produce, fostering a scientific and civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls for the introduction of food education courses giving practical tips on food expiration, storage, keeping food at its best and food disposal, particularly in secondary schools and colleges, so as to encourage better behaviour; stresses the important role played by local authorities and, municipal enterprises and retailers in providing information and support to citizens on preventing and reducing food waste;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on retailers to engage with food redistribution programmes for citizens who lack purchasing power and to implement measures allowing for products nearing expiry to be discounted;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the Commission to consider possible amendments to the public procurement rules on catering and hospitality services so that, all other conditions being equal, when contracts are awarded priority is given to undertakings that guarantee that they will redistribute for free any unallocated (unsold) items to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power and that promote specific activity to reduce waste upstream;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as addressing the problems caused by dual-date labelling (‘sell by’ and ‘use by’) and discounted sales of out-of- date or damaged goods, as well as to improve packaging to increase the longevity of the storage of goods and their freshness and to reduce packaging so as to achieve eco- friendly products by means of industrial eco-design;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers it essential that there is greater clarity and coherence in labelling in relation to food expiration, consistent storage and freezing guidelines for consumers, and for the Commission, Member States and food producers to ensure more effective measures are put in place to inform consumers of food edibility criteria;