Activities of Åsa WESTLUND related to 2006/0145(COD)
Reports (2)
REPORT Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives PDF (167 KB) DOC (212 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives PDF (320 KB) DOC (270 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 17 #
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The inclusion of a food additive in the annexes shall be based on consideration of all criteria laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 19 #
Recital 13
(13) A food additive already approved under this Regulation which is prepared by production methods or using starting materials significantly different from those included in the risk assessment of the Authority, or different from those covered by the specifications laid down, should be submitted for evaluation by the Authority. "Significantly different" could mean inter alia a change of the production method from extraction from a plant to production by fermentation using a micro-organism or a genetic modification of the original micro-organism, a change in starting materials, or a change in particle size, for example through nanotechnology.
Amendment 20 #
Recital 14
(14) Food additives should be kept under continuous observation and shouldmust be re- evaluated whenever necessary in the light of changing conditions of use and new scientific information. If there is evidence that a specific additive may cause undesirable side-effects (for example azo dyes), the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, should take immediate action to ban such a substance.
Amendment 23 #
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A food additive may be included in the Community lists in Annexes II and III only if it meets the following conditions and, where relevant, other legitimate factors, including environmental factors:
Amendment 24 #
Article 11 a (new)
Amendment 27 #
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The labelling of food additives containing azo dyes shall display the warning "azo dyes may provoke allergenic effects and hyper-activity in children".