Activities of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2011/0156(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes PDF (634 KB) DOC (920 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be added to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. For sake of legal clarity and avoiding legal gaps, it must be made clear that when a substance which is already included in the Union list and which undergoes a significant change in the production methods or if there is a change in particle size, for example through nanotechnology, the substance shall be removed from the Union list and considered a substance requiring an application as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) It is necessary to re-evaluate the benefits of follow-on formula and growing-up milks and whether follow-on formula should be treated as food for a specific nutritional purpose. Therefore, the Commission should no later than [Two years after the entry into force of this Regulation] and after having reviewed the scientific opinion of the Authority on this matter, present a report on follow-on formula and growing-up milk to the European Parliament and Council, where appropriate, followed by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) products designed for weakened elderly people.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall prevail over any other conflicting requirement of Union law applicable to food.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the definitions of ‘'food’', 'retail' and ‘'placing on the market’' set out in Articles 2 and 3(7) and 3(8) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the definitions of ‘'labelling’' and ‘'pre- packaged foodstuff’' set out in points (a) and (b) of Article 1(3) of Directive 2000/13/EC;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The composition of food referred to in Article 1(1) shall be such that it is appropriate to satisfy the nutritional needs of, and it is suitable for the persons to whom it is intended, in accordance with generally accepted peer-reviewed scientific data.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Food referred to in Article 1(1) shall not contain any substance which endangers, or which is in such quantity as to endanger, the health of the persons to whom they are intended.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The dissemination of any useful information or recommendations with reference to the categories of food referred to in Article 1 (1) may be made exclusively by persons having qualifications in medicine, nutrition, pharmacy or by other independent qualified professionals responsible for maternal and child health care, or intended exclusively for them.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A food business operator placing on the market foods referred in Article 1(1) shall notify the competent authority of the Member State on which territory such foods are placed.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the specific requirements on labelling, presentation and advertising of food referred to in Article 1(1), including the authorisation of nutrition and health claims thereof;
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the need to include, inter alia, follow- on formula and growing-up milk as a category of food in this Regulation,
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they do not, on the basis of the generally accepted and peer-reviewed scientific evidence available, pose a safety concern to the health of the consumer; and,
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) they are suitable for the nutritional use for which they are intended.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b b(new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b b(new)
(bb) they have, on the basis of generally accepted scientific evidence, a nutritional and/or physiological effect.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) they do not pose an ethical concern, animal welfare concern or environmental concern;
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) a systematic review of the scientific data and appropriate peer-reviewed studies performed following generally accepted expert guidance on the design and conduct of such studies;
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point g
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point g
(g) scientific evidence demonstrating that the substance is available for use by the human body and has a nutritional or physiological effect;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. When a substance is already included in the Union list and there is a significant change in the production methods, or there is a change in particle size, for example through nanotechnology, the substance prepared by those new methods shall be considered as different substance and removed from the Union list shall be modified accordingly before it can be placed on the Union marketand the substance shall be considered as a substance requiring an application as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point v a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point v a (new)
(va) any scientific data gathered from animal testing for the assessment of the safety of the substance.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 2(3) and 10 of this Regulation shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from the (*) [(*) Date of entry into force of the basic legislative act or from any other date set by the legislator.]
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 2(3) and 10 of this Regulation may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 2(3) and 10 of this Regulation shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Follow-on formula and growing-up milk The Commission shall no later than [ Two years after the entry into force of this Regulation ], after having reviewed the scientific opinion of the Authority on this matter, present a report to the European Parliament and Council, where appropriate followed by a legislative proposal, on the benefits of follow-on formula and growing-up milk and whether or not follow-on formula and growing-up milk should continue to be considered as a food for a specific nutritional purpose and consequently whether or not follow-on formula and growing-up milk fall under the scope of this Regulation.