Activities of Avril DOYLE related to 2007/2285(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of 6 December 2007 concerning A Strategy for Europe on nutrition, overweight and obesity,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s "Green Paper on Urban Mobility" (COM(2007)0551),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas overweight and obesity are becoming a growing epidemic and are a major contributor to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Europe,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. considering the worsening situation in the marketing sector andwhereas recent industry initiatives on advertising self-regulation should provide a balance to the nature of food and beverage advertising and should address the fact that food advertising accounts for around half of all advertising broadcast during children’s TV viewing times and that three -quarters of it promotes high- calorie and low-nutrient foods; noting with concern the use of new forms of marketing using all technological means and in particular the so-called ‘"advergames’" including cell phones, instant messaging, video games and interactive games on the Internet, and other new media;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the White Paper on nNutrition as a starting point to stem the rise in obesity and address diet-related chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease including heart disease and stroke, cancer and diabetes, in Europe;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests that the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health formulate operational objectives which would help to provide a focus for commitments and further suggests that the Platform be evaluated to determine its effectiveness as a new policy tool;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further, asks Member States, local entities and school authorities to monitor and to improve the quality and nutritional standards of school meals and to review portion sizes; asks for a total banmore nutrition education and restrictions on the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar in schools; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables more available in vending machines; invites the Member States to ensure that more hours of school timetables are devoted to physical activities and to provide plans for the construction of new public sports facilities;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Is supportive of a European Union initiative to fund the purchase of fruit and vegetables to be distributed in schools similar to the current ‘School Milk Programme’;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for an EU-wide ban on trans-fatty acids and urges EU Member States to follow good practices in controlling the content of substances in food (e.g. salt content); nevertheless points out that special exemptions should be provided for PDO (pProtected dDesignation of oOrigin) and PGI (pProtected gGeographical iIndication) and traditional products in order to preserve original recipes;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is aware of the importance of the media in informing, educating and persuading in connection with a healthy and balanced diet; nevertheless considers the voluntarywelcomes the approach adopted in the proposal for a dDirective on ‘Audiovisual media services 1 COM(2005)0646 and COM(2007)0170 – 2005/0260(COD). 2 Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (OJ L 332, 18.12.2007, p. 27). without frontiers’1 insufficientwithout frontiers’2, which sets a clear regulatory framework for advertising, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to encourage media service providers to develop codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communication relating to food and beverage products;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. ACalls for the industry to exercise particular care when advertising food products specifically targeted at children; and asks for protected times and for restrictions on commercials for unhealthy food specifically targeted at children; is convinced that the problem of hidden placement of products of poor nutritional value in films and cartoons should also be addressed at European level;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls foron the institution of anCommission, the industry and hoc observother stakeholders involved in the EU Platfory on advertising in the media directed at childrenm for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health to continue with the transparent, participative and independently verified monitoring of voluntary commitments undertaken in that forum and to report on progress regularly;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that general practitioners should be made aware of their essential role in the early identification of people at risk of overweight and cardiovascular diseases and the fact that they should be the main actors in the fight against the obesity epidemic and non- communicable diseases;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to promote best medical practices as well as information campaigns on obesity-related risks and abdominal obesity in particular, for example through the EU Health Forum; urges the Commission to provide information about the dangers of home diets, especially if they involve the use of anti-obesity drugs taken without medical prescription;