10 Amendments of Anja WEISGERBER related to 2007/2285(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas consumers in Europe should have access to the necessary information to enable them to select the best sources of nutrition for an optimal diet in the light of their individual life-style and state of health,
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for information campaignawareness to be raise awarenessd among pregnant women about the importance of a balanced diet and of optimal provision of certain nutrients during pregnancy and about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for a minimum of six months; recalls that babies breastfed for nine months show an overall reduction of risk of 31%;
Amendment 173 #
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 review portion sizes; asks for a total ban on the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar in schoolschildren to be educated about balanced diet; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables available in vending machinesat points of sale; 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 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential that every kind of sponsorship and advertising for so- called HSSF products (high in sugar, salt, fat) should be banned in schools; aAsks for a voluntary commitment by all sports organisations and teams in order to promote balanced nutrition and physical activity and urges them to avoid sponsorship and promotion of food of poor nutritional value;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Warmly welcomes commitments undertaken on a voluntary basis by producers to implementing nutrition criteria for the formulation of foods; calls on Member States to ensure that no type of diet or food suffers discrimination anywhere in the EU;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a ban on trans-fatty acids, with the exception of naturally occurring trans-fatty acids of milk fat, and urges 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 shouldmust be provided for PDO (protected designation of origin) and PGI (protected geographical indication) and traditional products in order to preserve original recipeagricultural products;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on Member States to promote consumers’ understanding of nutrition, good food suppliers and other favourable dietary components such as fresh fruit and vegetables so that consumers in Europe, particularly old people and mothers with children, can themselves choose how to attain and ensure an optimal diet, taking account of their individual life style and state of health;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that general practithealth care professionerals should be made aware of their essential role in the early identification of people at risk of overweight and the fact that they should be the main actors in the fight against the obesity epidemic; recommends that further training and scientific information on behavioural therapies be made accessible in order to support health care professionals;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Observes that the success of the efforts of many Europeans to be careful about their weight by means of dietary products and diet programmes which are not based on sound clinical studies is undermined, as these make misleading claims and are not medically licensed; calls on the Commission to perform a thorough assessment of the market for weight reduction products and programmes and in doing so to distinguish explicitly between clinically tested products and other products;