Activities of Momchil NEKOV related to 2016/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (A8-0066/2017 - Kateřina Konečná) BG
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate) BG
Amendments (5)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1а. Notes with concern that in some Member States the practice continues of using palm oil in the manufacture of dairy products such as cheese, without this being indicated on the product, which is misleading to consumers;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that, according to EFSA, some of the highest content levels of glycidyl fatty acid esters, and 3-monochloropropanediol and 2-monochloropropanediol and their fatty acid esters, are to be found in palm oils and palm fats, while according to experts there is sufficient evidence to show that glycidol is genotoxic and carcinogenic;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that palm oil is used as an ingredient and/or substitute by the agri- food industry because of its lower buying- in price as a raw material compared to other raw materials, such as milk, traditionally used by that industry;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Urges Member States to strictly monitor compliance with food safety legislation and the labelling of products that are manufactured using vegetable fats, including palm oil;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2а. Notes that populations of certain animal species for which palm trees are a natural environment, such as the orang-utan, have decreased significantly in recent decades, during which time the use of palm oil has become very widespread in several industrial sectors;