Activities of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2013/0435(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Novel foods (A8-0046/2014 - James Nicholson) FR
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods
Amendments (7)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Union applies the precautionary principle in the areas of health and food.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Foods which are intended to be used for technological purposes and genetically modified food or food from cloned animals should not fall within the scope of this Regulation as they are already covered by other Union rules. Therefore, genetically modified food falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council10, enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council11, food used solely as additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council12, flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council13 and, extraction solvents falling within the scope of Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and food falling within the scope of Council Directive XXX/XX/EU on [the placing on the market of food from animal clones] should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. __________________ 10 Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1). 11 Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 7). 12 Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16). 13 Regulation (EC) No 1334 /2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34). 14 Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (recast) (OJ L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 3).
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The placing on the market within the Union of traditional foods from third countries should be facilitatedstatus and treatment accorded to traditional foods from third countries should be different from what is accorded to the novel foods referred to in this Regulation. The placing on the market within the Union of traditional foods from third countries should be facilitated, in particular by means of an authorisation procedure centralised at Union level, and they should be specifically labelled accordingly, where the history of safe food use in a third country has been demonstrated. Those foods concerned should have been consumed in a third country for at least 25 years as a part of the customary diet within a large part of the population of the country. The history of safe food use should not include non-food uses or uses not related to normal diets.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Novel foods are subject to the general labelling requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers and other relevant labelling requirements in Union food law. In certain cases it may be necessary to provide for additional labelling information, in particular regarding the description of the food, its source ororigin, its composition and its conditions of use, to ensure that consumers are sufficiently informed of the nature of the novel food.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The items referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation shall not be covered by the definition of ‘novel foods’.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The European Union shall strive to enhance the influence of its food safety legislation on the international standards established and recognised by the Codex Alimentarius.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) additional specific labelling requirements to inform the final consumer of any specific characteristic or food property and ensure its traceability, such as the composition, provenance, nutritional value or nutritional effects and intended use of the food, which renders a novel food no longer equivalent to an existing food or of implications for the health of specific groups of the population;