Activities of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2018/2008(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on dual quality of products in the single market
Amendments (11)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas proven differences in ingredients could in the long term affect consumers’ health, for example where the level of fat and/or sugar is higher than expected and when consumers are particularly vulnerable; whereas, furthermore, those proven differences in ingredients could also be harmful to the environment, for example where palm oil is used in the composition of foodstuffs;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas proven differences in ingredients are not only unacceptable for consumers, but could, in the long term, affect consumers’their health, for example where the level of fat and/or sugar is higher than expected and when consumers are particularly vulnerable;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas consumers in different Members States are unable to assess by themselves the potential differences in the composition of certain products, andwhereas they do not have sufficient information on those products, whereas they might even be misled by such differences in composition which are not immediately identifiable on packaging or advertising, and whereas they are therefore unable to make informed purchasing decisions due to a lack of relevant information;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the allocation offact that EUR 2 million has been allocated for the development of a common testing methodology, and the inclusion in the EU budget for 2018 of a pilot project that aims to assess different aspects of dual quality for several categories of products; urges Member States and national authorities to actively participate in ongoing initiatives to facilitate the process;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the debate on dual quality within the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain and calls for complete transparency for consumers on this issue;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the lack of cooperation between countries and emphasises that the Commission Notice on the dual quality of foodstuffs lacks ambition, and proposes steps that will not have little or noany genuine positive impact on the market and that can therefore be seen as token measures; stresses that it is important to develop clear and efficient guidance and support for consumer authorities, and that corrective action is urgently needed; to guarantee that products with the same packaging and which are advertised in the same way have the same composition, with a view to ensuring equal treatment for all citizens in all EU Member States;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of raising consumer awareness and improving access to information; welcomes the statements made by some manufacturers that they would change their recipes; stresses the role of industry in providing clear and correct consumer information; also highlights the need to require firms in the food industry to be transparent in their communication with consumers and to ensure that they do not place dual quality products on the market;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of raisimproving consumer awareness and improving access to information; welcomes the statements made by some manufacturers that they would change their recipes; stresses the role of industry in providing clear and correct consumer information;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that arguments citing consumer preferences and food reformulation are false and should in no way be used as justification for placing products of dual quality on the market;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that products marketed in the single market in a specific type of packaging shouldmust have the same composition in every Member State, and that consumers shouldmust be duly informed of any variation in composition compared to the original recipe; calls on the Commission to guarantee that the quality of products is the same across the Union;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that national authorities are unable to tackle this issue individually, and calls therefore for a solution to be found at EU levelit is imperative for national authorities to cooperate with one another; recalls that Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices (UCPD)3 is the main tool for protecting consumers from misleading and unfair practices; calls on the Commission to amend Annex I to the UCPD by adding the practice of dual quality to the blacklist. _________________ 3 OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.;