Activities of Renate SOMMER related to 2016/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate) DE
Amendments (9)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas food is lost or wasted at all steps of the supply and consumption chain; whereas estimates from the FUSIONS project indicate that the sectors contributing the most to food waste within the EU are households, at 53%, and processing, at 19%, the other contributors being retailers at 12%, primary production at 10%, and wholesalers at 5%;10 _________________ 10 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I whereas date marking on food products is poorly understood by consumers; whereas ‘best before’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food may generally still be eaten but may not be at its best in terms of quality, and ‘use by’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food is no longer safe to eat; whereas not even half of EU citizens understand the meaning of ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ labelling;14 _________________ 14 Flash Eurobarometer 425, ‘Food waste and date marking’, September 2015.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J whereas the donation of unsold food along the entire supply chain may leads to considerable reductions in food waste, while helping people in need;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a coordinated policy response at EU and Member State level that takes into account policies regarding waste, food safety and information, but also aspects of economic, tax legislation, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, education, and social policy;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to swiftly propose definitions for food waste and food losses, and to adopt a common methodology to measure food waste;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote consumer understanding of food waste, and food safety, and good by raising their awareness of food and the processing it undergoes, and to promote practices in relation to their management and consumption of food;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to create economictax incentives for limiting food waste;