Activities of Horst SCHNELLHARDT related to 2007/2285(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas overweight and obesity are becoming a growing epidemicgrowing and are a major contributor to the leading causes of morbidity in Europe,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas European citizens are living in an ‘obesogenic’ environment in which the intake of energy-dense products and sedentary lifestyles have raised the risk of obesity,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the number of lessons devoted to sport has decreased in the past decade, both at primary and at secondary schools, and there are major disparities among Member States with regard to facilities and equipment,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. considering the social dimension of the problem and in particular that the highest incidence rates of overweight and obesity are registered in lower socio-economic groups; noting with concern that obesity might deepen health and socio-economic inequalities,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. considering the importance of different traditional cuisines which should be preserved as part of our cultural heritage and which should be promoted as valid alternatives to fast-food or pre-cooked food eating culture,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. considering the worsening situation in the marketing sector and 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 Internetwhereas numerous food producers, advertising and marketing firms and health and consumer protection associations are already displaying considerable commitment in the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and can already point to successful studies and projects,
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on regions and local entities to develop ‘activity-friendly communities’, especially in the context of urban planning: this can be achieved by mixing commercial and residential development, by organising schools, public means of transport, and accessible sports facilities and by providing biking trails and crosswalks, while at the same time avoiding ‘environmental risk factors’ such as concentration of fast-food outlets, barriers to physical activity, and the absence of sidewalks, parks and recreational faciliticalls on the Commission, using the existing budget appropriations and current subsidy programmes, to submit by 31.12.2008 proposals for the inclusion of sport with the aim of doing more to promote the maintenance and building of sports facilities in Member States; calls on the Commission to mainstream sport in existing action programmes; acknowledges the fact that crime reduction is also an important tool for promoting outdoor physical activity, especially among children and elderly people; invites municipalities to promote a network of ‘Towns for a healthy lifestyle’ providing common actions to fight obesity;
Amendment 166 #
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 reviewadapt portion sizes to needs; asks for a total ban on the saleccount to be taken of scientific knowledge in the provision of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar and at the same time low in nutrients in schools; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables 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 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Reminds Member States of its call for sports education to be made compulsory at primary and secondary schools and for the principle to be adopted that the curriculum should include at least three sports lessons per week and calls for schools to receive support in exceeding this compulsory minimum wherever possible;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a ban on trans-fatty acids and uUrges 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 (protected designation of origin) and PGI (protected geographical indication) and traditional products in order to preserve original recipes;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on all operators in the media sector to take voluntary steps toward avoiding any kind of marketing practice involving ‘unhealthy food’ targe, in cooperation with the Member States and sports organisations, to created at children in the media; urges holders of intellectual property rights not to license cartoon characters for advertising this kind of fooddditional incentives for more physical exercise and taking up a sport in all media;
Amendment 272 #
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 voluntary approach adopted in the proposal for a directive on ‘Audiovisual media services without frontiers’ insufficient;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks for protected times and for restrictions on commercials for unhealthy food specifically targeted at children; isEncourages providers of media services to formulate codes of conduct for inappropriate audiovisual commercial communication accompanying children’s programmes or convtainced that the problem of hidden placement of productsin them and relating to food and beverages containing nutrients or substances with a diet-related ofr poor nutritional value in films and cartoons should also be addressed at European levelhysiological effect, particularly such as fat, trans-fatty acids, salt/sodium and sugar, the excessive consumption of which in the overall diet is not recommended;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26