6 Amendments of Massimo PAOLUCCI related to 2018/2008(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas results of analyses conducted in several Member States have proven that there are significant differences in the composition and quality of certain specific food products marketed under the same brand and with the same packaging, and that are advertised in the same way across the EU; whereas those differences are often due to the use of cheaper and of lower quality ingredients, often with awhich may be of lower nutritional value;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas products of the same brand may have different characteristics deriving from legitimate factors such as consumers' preferences in the destination regions, the place of production, specific local requirements, or differences in sourcing of raw materials due to their geographical or seasonal availability;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas provenexcessive consumption of foods with proven nutritional differences in ingredients could in the long term affect consumers’ health, for example where the level of fat and/or sugar is higher than expectedrequired for a balanced diet and when consumers are particularly vulnerable;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the Commission Notice on the dual quality of foodstuffs lacks ambition, and proposes steps that will have little or no impact on the marketWelcomes the Commission proposal regarding the amendments to Directives in the package on 'better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules'; stresses that it is important to develop clear and efficient guidance and support for consumer authorities, and that corrective action is urgently needed;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that products marketed in the single market in a specific type of packaging should havebe of the same compositionquality standard in every Member State, and that consumers should be duly informed of any variation in composition compared to the original recipe; notes that products of the same brand may, however, have different characteristics deriving from legitimate factors such as consumers' preferences in the destination regions, the place of production, specific local requirements, or differences in sourcing of raw materials due to their geographical or seasonal availability; calls on the Commission to guarantee that the quality of products is the same across the Union;
Amendment 119 #
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 level; 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 and considers that, for that purpose, the Commission ought to develop a coherent and harmonized strategy to better enforce the existing legislative framework, which already sets out the provisions needed to ensure that consumers are informed about food products, and are not misled by unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices when making a purchasing decision; _________________ 3 OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22. OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.