11 Amendments of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2011/2175(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Indent 2 a (new)
Indent 2 a (new)
- whereas it requires a paradigm shift to positively change consumers behaviour towards less food wastage, improvements can already be made in the EU food chain in the management of storage, transport and distribution stages,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that the prevention of food losses has to be the very first priority of an EUEU food waste and bio-waste policyies, from both an ethical, social and an environmental point of view;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the opinion that avoidance of food wastage is more efficient than composting, incinerating or land-filling food waste as there will be less GHG emissions and less spillage of water;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that (food-) waste should be recognised as a resource. If it under no circumstances can be used as foods, the opportunities to use waste in biogas plants should be improved and biogas production should be further supported.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is of the opinion that packaging must be optimised and reduced. Research and innovation in the field of intelligent packaging should be promoted to explore good solutions for the actual use by date for individual products.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that sales by loose weight and in customised portions in supermarkets should be encouraged to delimit that customers purchase excess food.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that concrete initiatives for more and better consumer information and education should be introduced, in order to raise awareness and knowledge among the public about sound food handling and how to delimit food waste to a minimum.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is of the opinion that education and awareness raising about food as a precious resource should be introduced from early age.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that excessive ‘quality requirements’(whether imposed by European or national legislation or by internal company rules) are at the basis of many as for example, but not limited to, the "use-by date", are necessary to ensure EU citizens are able to consume safe, healthy, adequate and nutritious food, although these 'quality requirements' might lead to unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasted;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Point out the initiatives already taken in various Member States aimed at recovering, locally, unsold agricultural products and foodstuffs in order to redistribute them to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power; stresses that these initiatives are complementary to existing social security and welfare systems and should not be replacing them in Member States;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Is of the opinion that the functioning of the market, as expressed by for example, but not limited to, speculation in foodstuffs, artificially maintaining high price levels of food, agricultural subsidies and waste treatment of discarded food, leads to the situation that for certain actors in the food chain it is more opportune to discard food, than to sell it. Future EU food waste and bio-waste policies should be aimed at preventing this behaviour.