10 Amendments of Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ related to 2013/2091(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that, even though in the majority of cases food fraud does not entail consequences for food safety, it would nevertheless be worthwhile to introduce specific legislative instruments;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that EU law does not currently provide a definition of food fraud and that Member States adopt different approaches; considers a uniform definition to be essential for developing a European approach to combating food fraud; stresses the need rapidly to adopt a harmonised definition at EU level, including elements such as 1) non-compliance with food law and/or misleading the consumer (including the omission of product information), 2) intent and 3) financial gain;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that recent food fraud cases have exposed different types of food fraud, such as replacing key ingredients with cheaper alternatives, wrongly labelling the animal species used in a meat product, incorrectly labelling weight, selling ordinary foods as organic, unfairly using origin or animal welfare quality logos, labelling aquaculture fish as wild-caught, marketing an inferior variety of fish under the name of the superior category, or selling pieces of a low-price species under the name of a similar but more expensive species; making up consignments with pieces of inferior-category fish, counterfeiting and marketing food past its ‘use-by’ date;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets, further, that the cases of fraud uncovered up to now have often involved products on promotion or large family packs, which tend to be bought by vulnerable consumers and consumers with less purchasing power, or by organisation-based purchasers such as school canteens;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission, pursuant to Articles 7 and 17 of Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, to pursue and prevent the marketing of products that remain on the market under a deliberately inaccurate or misleading name, since this is also to be considered a type of food fraud;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises the importance of whistle- blowers in uncovering fraudulent practices in the food sector; calls on the Member States to create the right conditions to enable whistle-blowers to denounce malicious practices safely and anonymouslywhile preserving their privacy vis-à-vis the public, if they so wish;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Draws the industry’s attention to the harm caused, in terms of loss of reputation and confidence, when rogue operators from the industry itself commit fraud, and encourages the industry, independently of the development of future EU legislation on fraud, to continue to use tools such as self- monitoring, analysis, product-tracing plans, audits and certification;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the Commission proposal to strengthen penalties in order at least to offset the estimated economic advantage sought through the violation, but considers that this is not dissuasive enough; believes that the Member States should set penalties for food fraud which are at least double the estimated amount of the economic advance sought through the fraudulent activity; seems it necessary, as an extra deterrent, to set even higher penalties for fraudulent cases in which public health is deliberately endangered; proposes, furthermore, that in the event of repeated offences the food business operator’s registration be withdrawn;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Considers it appropriate to look into ways of adding a supplementary charge to penalties, on top of the amount equivalent to double the estimated profit, where fraud has been committed on products intended for sensitive consumers such as children or people with particular dietary needs (products for diabetics where the fraud lies in the fact that they do not meet the reduced-sugar requirements, low-salt products for people with high blood pressure, etc.);