Activities of Anne SANDER related to 2020/2260(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
Amendments (74)
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication on a Farm to Fork Strategy sets out a holistic approach of the European food system, with agriculture, as a provider of food, fibre and fuel, at the centre, while recognising the interconnectedness of all actors throughout the whole supply chain and their key role in the fight against global warming;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a holistic approach to sustainable development is needed so that social and economic aspects for producers and consumers are given the same consideration as environmental and climate aspects in the strategy’s implementation;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range ofit should ensure European food self-sufficiency; whereas our food system has an impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers; whereas Europe’s food system is already a role model for quality and sustainability, which we should not only continue to improve, but also protect from the risk of having to import, from third countries, food that has been produced at a much higher social and environmental cost than our own;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy should reward farmers, agri-cooperatives and other operators in the food chain who have already undergone the transition to sustainable practices, enable the transition for the others, and create additional opportunities for their businesses;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU authorisation procedure for plant protection products is one of the most stringent in the world;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is fundamental that the policy formulation and implementation supports farmers and their cooperatives’ economic sustainability, improves the functioning of the markets while contributing to a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agri-food sector; in addition, it must be recognised that there are numerous production methods which bring additional benefits from a sustainability point of view;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy must take into account all three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) in this broader discussion; this is the only way to recognise the contribution of agriculture and of rural areas to food and feed production as well as biofuels, textiles and reforestation. Agriculture and forestry can provide long-term solutions;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas it is necessary to ensure consistency and coherence between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Common Agriculture and Fisheries Policies, the Trade Policy, the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU Policies and Strategies;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farms, continues to ensure quality and diversified food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards, and vibrant and employment-rich rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farms, continues to ensure competitive and quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas our agricultural model is testament to the wealth of our lands and our European cultural and gastronomic heritage; whereas the strategy should refrain from discrediting certain sectors, and should instead work tirelessly to improve their potential by valuing European production and its contributors;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and, that they are aware of and trust the quality of European production, and that they are enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment; whereas this crisis has once again highlighted the vital need to guarantee European food self- sufficiency as an integral part of European strategic autonomy;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to; recognises the need for a realistic and balanced approach in the implementation of the strategy in which all three dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental and social) should be acknowledged and integrated; encourages the Commission to conduct a comprehensive evidence-based impact assessment before translateing the strategy into concrete legislative and non- legislative action as soon as possible; ;
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into, on the basis of results of the impact study, to consider presenting concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, diversified, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non- legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems, but highlights the need for an impact assessment of the long-term effects on productivity, socioeconomic consequences and food prices; emphasises that this impact assessment must examine the cumulative effects of the strategy’s various initiatives; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to help make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural-food sector while ensuring consistency between policies, in particular European trade and competition policies, by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives that are justifiable in terms of their calculation; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail; emphasises the importance of conveying and promoting the European food model at global level through our trade policy, while protecting our farmers from unfair competition by products that do not meet our standards;
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systemCalls on the Commission before proposing any targets to conduct a comprehensive evidence-based impact assessment of all strategies combined on individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, generational renewal, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set outimpact assessment to analyse a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss and to ensure a sustainable livelihood for primary producers who still lag behind in terms of income, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain a holistic approach as the implementation of certain Farm-to-Fork-Strategy targets in Europe must not lead to the relocation of parts of agricultural production to regions outside Europe, with competitive advantages, as standards are lower than in Europe; underlines that European food is already a global standard for food that is safe, plentiful, nutritious and of high quality;
Amendment 649 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that the Commission should base legislative proposals on scientifically sound ex-ante impact assessments describing the methods of calculation of the targets and the baselines and reference periods of each individual target, after consultation with the Member States; the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should be taken into account;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for a farm to fork dialogue between the Commission, the Member States and the agri-food sectors in order to seize all the opportunities offered by this strategy to add value to our production and move it towards greater sustainability;
Amendment 707 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; stresses the importance of allowing a certain degree of flexibility in setting such targets, in particular so that precursors for reducing pesticides, antibiotics and inputs are not penalised; highlights the need to closely examine the potential consequences of such targets through an ex-ante study of the cumulative long-term effects; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices, and through innovative solutions, such as new plant breeding techniques; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures for farmers ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets; calls for the strategy’s implementation to be realistic and based on objective scientific evidence leading to solutions that are truly practical;
Amendment 722 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and to further reduction targets fore the environmental and health impact of pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; recalls that the EU has the most stringent authorisation procedure for Plant Protection products; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targetobjectives through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecologicalsustainable practices; insissupports that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targetspromote the sustainable use of these products and establish reduction corridors based on an evidence-based impact assessments and base lines for each member state, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the methods, baselines for these targetsand reference periods for these targets; underlines the importance of establishing baselines with flexibility so that frontrunners in reduction of the use of pesticides, fertilisers and antibiotics are rewarded and not punished;
Amendment 739 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets, which should be set on the basis of national averages, whilst taking into account different starting points of Member States and setting more ambitious targets for those Member States who have not made enough progress until now;
Amendment 784 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that access to safe and efficient plant protection is essential to enable farmers to prevent naturally occurring food-borne contaminants such as carcinogenic mycotoxins, which put the safety of our food at risk; stresses that integrated pest management(IPM) is only possible when farmers have adequate and enough resources; therefore stresses the need to come up with an innovation and substitution principle for IPM, meaning that before a substance/product is taken from the market, the Commission needs to be sure that adequate alternatives are available, to ensure that farmers have access to an adequate toolbox of safe, effective and affordable solutions, as well as access to the latest knowledge, technology and the best advisory services;
Amendment 822 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that any reduction of chemical PPPs must be accompanied by an innovation principle; calls on the Commission to consider the importance of a regulatory framework that encourages innovation and research in order to develop better and safer plant protection products and alternatives, including the development and employment of new innovative techniques, such as precision farming and new breeding techniques; calls on the Commission to publish the study on the potential of new genomic techniques which should be the basis for a proper regulatory framework;
Amendment 848 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses the need for the establishment of an Integrated Nutrient Management plan in conjunction with the introduction of the farm sustainability tool for nutrients(FaST) already proposed by the European Commission; points out that a successful Integrated Nutrient Management plan must include better conditions and incentives for the application of modern fertilization technologies combined with modern application technologies;
Amendment 894 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal productionRecalls that agriculture and forestry play an important role in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation; emphasises that EU agriculture has reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last 30 years and reminds that the emissions from EU agriculture are among the lowest worldwide per produced unit; emphasises the importance of recognising the both positive and negative impact of agriculture on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls fall sectors; calls for harmonised calculation methods for methane and then a regulatory framework that incentivises progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors through the introduction of a carbon market place or cregulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions diting schemes which incentivises to deliver on climate objectives; reiterates that especially the methane reduction calculation should consider innovative feed additives and nutrition management plans, as well as innovative husbandry practices; supports the stimulating uptake of regenerative agriculture practices, improving access to technologies, data, training all GHG emissions in these sectors; nd information, and diversifying farmers’ income through carbon sequestration and payments for ecosystem services, thereby increasing their resilience;
Amendment 914 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and capture, and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors, and for additional support to help farmers achieve these reductions; emphasises that European agriculture has reduced its GHG emissions over the last 30 years and is the most efficient in terms of the quantity of carbon per unit produced; notes with concern that a reduction in European productivity could result in increased imports of foodstuffs with a higher carbon cost;
Amendment 1023 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, and that it has multiplenumerous positive effects for the environment, for the conservation of cultural landscapes and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy;
Amendment 1053 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the supply of organic products cannot be increased at the behest of politicians, but must stem from market demand;
Amendment 1054 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses its support for market- driven uptake of agricultural land under organic farm management;
Amendment 1055 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that increasing settlement pressure means a reduction in the amount of agricultural land in Europe; stresses that organic farming produces significantly less food per area than conventional farming, having in mind the European Commission's call to increase the share of organic land in Europe to 25% by 2030, thus possibly putting at stake food security in Europe by having less agricultural land and less production on the remaining land, therefore encourages the Commission to conduct a comprehensive evidence-based impact assessment on the possible productivity increase of organic farming; calls for a productivity target for organic farming and a correction of the 2030 organic farming target, if proven that organic farming is unable to increase its productivity by the percentage that is necessary to guarantee food security in Europe or if food security can only be achieved by importing products from third countries;
Amendment 1102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivisedunderlines in this regard that agriculture should not only be seen as a carbon sink but also as an enabler for the highly necessary phasing out of fossil fuels as agriculture can offer a broad variety of GHG-neutral biogenic products and resources; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculturethat low carbon farming and fcarming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding orbon sequestration models should be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised, which has already been achieved on some farms, in particular by means of hedgerows, agroforestry and grassland management; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; stresses the great potential of new breeding techniques for plants in sustainable agriculture; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’and sustainable business models for European agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production, such as products with protected geographical indications or designations of origin, which help to improve the vitality of our regions; welcomes, in this respect, the willingness to improve agricultural sector rules in order to strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply chain;
Amendment 1258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’sustainable business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, universally affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the environment and the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, and environmental degradation, and our current food production systemsencourages the Commission to globally promote high levels of biosecurity;
Amendment 1431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production; underlines that ensuring a fair income for primary producers is of paramount importance for a successful transition towards a sustainable food system;
Amendment 1459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of encouraging farmers to form producer organisations, which are a key way of structuring sectors so that they can manage risks and crises;
Amendment 1473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. UStresses that the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices should promote the competitiveness of producers; points out that this code is intended to set out general principles so that operators have the necessary flexibility to develop practices tailored to their activities; urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1517 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strictly comply with Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in combating dual food quality (through trade inspections, monitoring, research, coordination at European level and sanctions);
Amendment 1552 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages, based on the available scientific data, about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1566 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy, balanced nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1573 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment 1658 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencestresses that an EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system must be based on independent science and must take account of all available food data; points out that such a system must in no way discriminate against those products that cannot be reduced to a nutrient profile, where they represent a tradition and know-how compatible with a balanced diet; points out, further, that a healthy diet does not depend solely on the nutrient profile of certain foods, but also on eating in moderation and having a varied diet;
Amendment 1702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 1712 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes the intention to examine whether labelling can be used to help consumers make more sustainable choices that will add value to our European products; calls for the harmonisation of any such labelling that is developed, so that all European consumers within the single market are fully informed;
Amendment 1717 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Amendment 1736 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals (based on scientifically proven methods);
Amendment 1790 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1828 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective in ensuring sustainable production and consumption; acknowledges nevertheless, that transparency is an important element, that will empower consumers to make more sustainable buying decisions;
Amendment 1842 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of fighting food fraud and counterfeiting in the food sector, and imposing effective penalties;
Amendment 1867 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based dietsfoods, which will also benefit the environment; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant and meat-based diets while respecting cultural food diversity in Europe so that certain diets or types of product are not discriminated against and so that consumers’ needs and preferences are respected;
Amendment 1896 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fatsbalanced diet, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets should be science-based and take into account the cultural and regional diversity of European foods and diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-basand balanced diets;
Amendment 1899 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needwelcomed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats,balanced diet which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy pbalant-basced diets;
Amendment 1940 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein (in particular for animal feed, such as algae or insects) in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 1954 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the need to allow opportunities not only for plant innovation, but also for rapidly developing sectors such as the insect farming sector, so that all possible solutions can be used to tackle climate change; notes, further to judgment C- 528/16 of 25 July 2018, that new plant breeding techniques require an appropriate legal framework, and calls, therefore, on the Commission to present a specific legislative proposal aimed at clarifying the applicable legal regime;
Amendment 1959 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the need to protect consumers and the European tradition of animal protein production from the development of artificial or cellular meat; calls on the Commission to study the carbon footprint of these new products and their impact on human health;
Amendment 1960 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that, following specific case-by-case evaluations, new plant breeding techniques such as gene editing are excluded from the scope of GMO legislation so that farmers can be offered alternative solutions, particularly in view of the input reduction targets;
Amendment 1990 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage quality-certified organic and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 1999 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organicsustainably and local foodly production aned food to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2062 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality; stresses that European harmonisation and any changes extending these dates on certain products would help to combat food waste;
Amendment 2103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices, precision farming and artificial intelligence in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; welcomes the strategy’s intention to help SMEs in the agri-food sector to develop new skills, while ensuring that they are not subject to additional red tape;
Amendment 2143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Urges the Commission to enable the use of innovation and new technologies such as new animal and plant breeding techniques, artificial intelligence and digital technologies; emphasises in particular, the potential of new breeding techniques (NBTs) which could improve the tolerance of plant varieties to water stress and pests, as well as the disease resistance of animals; recommends that each NBT should be analysed on a case-by-case basis and according to strict scientific criteria;
Amendment 2196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account; otherwise the implementation of this strategy would lead to an unintended leakage of production in countries with lower production standards; welcomes that the EU will seek to ensure an ambitious sustainability chapter in all bilateral trade agreements; highlights the necessity of improving the competitiveness of EU primary producers and to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 2204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards, to ensure that European trade policy allows only products that meet our health, social and environmental standards to access our market and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 2250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that trade agreements must ensure that the parties involved participate actively in promoting sustainable development principles; international standards that are in line with European environmental and climate ambitions for sustainable growth must also be guaranteed; in addition, in order to ensure a global transition to sustainable food systems, these agreements should make the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and compliance to this as essential and binding elements;
Amendment 2256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the strategy must not reduce European production to the benefit of products from third countries with a greater environmental and climate impact; notes, in this respect, that agri- food products from third countries must therefore be subject to the same requirements, so that our producers do not suffer any distortion of competition;
Amendment 2280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Emphasises that, in order for the farm to fork strategy to succeed, environmental, social and economic sustainability must be placed at the heart of the EU’s future trade policy and any bilateral trade agreements;