Activities of Anja WEISGERBER related to 2008/0028(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Explanations of vote
Food information to consumers (debate)
Amendments (44)
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation applies to all stages of the food chain, where the activities of food businesses concern the provision of food information to consumers. the final consumer is concerned. It shall apply to all prepacked foods intended for delivery to the final consumer, including foods delivered by mass caterers and foods intended for supply to mass caterers. It shall not apply to foods which are packaged directly at the place of sale before delivery to the final consumers.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'non-prepacked food' means food which is offered for sale to the final consumer without packaging and is packaged only at the time of sale to the final consumer and food and fresh products which are prepacked at the place of sale for immediate sale;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
(ta) ‘Food imitation’ means food that gives the impression of being another food in which an ingredient usually used is wholly or partly replaced by another.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) by pictorial representations that mislead the consumer as to the origin, nature or composition of the food;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) in that the description or pictorial representations on the packaging suggest a particular product or an ingredient although in reality the product which the packaging contains is an imitation food or contains a substitute for an ingredient normally used in a product. In such cases, the packaging must prominently bear the marking 'imitation' or 'produced with (designation of the substitute ingredient) instead of (designation of the ingredient replaced)';
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printedappear on the package or on the label in characters ofa manner which ensures the legibility thereof. In a fcont size of at least 3mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the prsultation procedure with representatives of the relevant interest groups, the European Commission shall draw up binding rules governing the legibility of food information for consumers. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted, int and background. ccordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of packaging or containers the largest printable surface of which has an area of less than 100 cm2 only the particulars listed in Article 9(1) (a), (c), (e) and (f) and Article 29(1)(a) shall be mandatory on the package or on the label. The particulars referred to in Article 9(1)(b) shall be provided through other means or shall be available at the request of the consumer.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The particulars listed in Articles 9 and 29 shall not be mandatory for nonprepacked goods, including those provided by mass caterers within the meaning of Article 2(2)(d).
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of energy and nutrients referred to in paragraph 1 shall be expressed per 100 g or per 100 ml or, subject to Article 32(2) and (3), per portion per portion. If the food is prepacked as an individual portion, the energy and nutrition values referred to in paragraph 1 must also be indicated per portion. In addition, the amount of energy and nutrients may be indicated per portion If information is provided per portion, the number of portions which the package contains shall be indicated, the portion size must be realistic and the information shall be presented or explained in a manner which is comprehensible to the average consumer. In cooperation with food enterprises and the competent authorities of the Member States, the Commission shall develop guidelines for the indication of realistic portion sizes. These measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The mandatory nutrition declaration shallnutrition declaration for the following nutritional values (energy content, fat, saturates, sugars, salt) shall in addition be expressed, as appropriate, as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation to per 100 g or per 100 ml or, pursuant to Article 31(2), per portion. When provided, the declaration on vitamins and minerals shall also be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Article 32
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
1. In addition to the forms of expression referred to in Article 31(2) and (3), the nutrition declaration may be given by othergraphic forms of expression provided that the following essential requirements are met: (a) the form of expression aims to facilitate consumer understanding of the contribution or importance of the food to the energy and nutrient content of a diet; and (b) it is based either on harmonised reference intakes, or in their absence,on the reference intakes indicated in Annex XI, Part B, in relation to 100 g or 100 ml. If a product is prepacked as an individual portion or if it is supplied in quantities of less than 100 g/ml, an indication per portion relating to the quantity supplied shall be sufficient. In the absence of such reference intakes, the nutrition declaration is based on generally accepted scientific advice on intakes for energy or nutrients; and (c) it is supported by evidence of understanding of and use of the presentation of the information by the average consumer. 2. Such additional forms of expression referred to in paragraph 1 shall be identified under a national scheme referred to in Article 44Model graphic presentations are shown in Annex XIII, Part Ca.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 5
Article 34 – paragraph 5
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3
Article 53 – paragraph 3
Articles 29 to 34 shall apply from [the first day of the month 3 years after the entry into force] except in the case of foods labelled by food business operators with, on the date of entry into force, less than 100 employees and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 25 million where they shall apply [the first day of the month 5 years after the entry into force]. Article 14(1) shall apply from [the first day of the month 5 years after the entry into force]. Foods placed on the market prior to the entry into force of this Regulation may be marketed until stocks are exhausted.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 8
Annex I – point 8
8. ‘sugars’ means all monosaccharides and disaccharides present in food, but excludes polyols, isomaltulose and D-tagatose;
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s a (new)
sa) ‘use by date of a food' means the date by which a food must be consumed. After that date, the food may no longer be delivered to consumers or further processed.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
(ta) ‘Food imitation’ means food that gives the impression of being another food in which an ingredient usually used is wholly or partly replaced by another.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 16
Annex IV – indent 16
food in packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 25100 cm2;
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 17 a (new)
Annex IV – indent 17 a (new)
- non-prepacked food, including mass catering products, intended for immediate consumption;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part C a (new)
Annex V – part C a (new)
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
aa) by pictorial representations that mislead the consumer as to the origin, nature or composition of the food;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – Part C a (new)
Annex XIII – Part C a (new)
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The particulars referred to in paragraph 1 shall be indicated with words and numbers unless the consumers are informed, as regards one or more particulars, by other forms of expression established by implementing measures adopted by the Commission. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). This paragraph shall be without prejudice to Article 34(1).
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) in a field of vision different from the one referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; and, in which case the energy value may also be indicated separately from the other particulars on the ‘front of pack’;
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) in a format different from that specified in paragraph 2 of this Article. and which may take the form of a graphic in order to be more eye-catching, or
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) solely on a per portion or per consumption unit basis with the percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XIII, in which case the energy value may also be indicated separately from the other particulars.
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – point 4
Annex VI – point 4
4. In the case of foods in which a component or ingredient that consumers expect to be normally used or naturally present has been substituted with a different component or ingredient, the labelling shall bear – in addition to the list of ingredients –and in a clear indication of thly visible manner – one of the following indications: (a) ‘[designation of the food] produced with [designation of the substitute component(s) or the ingredient that has been used for the partial or whole substitution. (s)] instead of [designation of the component(s) or ingredient(s) replaced]’ or (b) ‘[designation of the food] with [designation of the component(s) or ingredient(s) replaced] substitute’ or ‘[designation of the food] with imitation [designation of the component(s) or ingredient(s) replaced]’.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1– point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1– point b
(b) the amounts of fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The mandatory nutrition declaration shall be expressed, as appropriate,relating to energy content, fat, saturated fats, sugar and salt, shall in addition be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation to per 100 g or per 100 ml or, subject to Article 31(2), per portion. When provided, the declaration on vitamins and minerals shall also be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the forms of expression referred to in Article 31(2) and (3), the nutrition declaration may be given by othergraphic forms of expression provided that the following essential requirements are met: (a) the form of expression aims to facilitate consumer understanding of the contribution or importance of the food to the energy and nutrient content of a diet; and (b) it is based either on harmonised reference intakes, or in their absence,on the reference intakes indicated in Annex XI, Part B, in relation to 100 g or 100 ml. If a product is prepacked as an individual portion or if it is supplied in quantities of less than 100 g/ml, an indication per portion relating to the quantity supplied shall be sufficient. In the absence of such reference intakes, the nutrition declaration is based on generally accepted scientific advice on intakes for energy or nutrients; and (c) it is supported by evidence of understanding of and use of the presentation of the information by the average consumer. 2. Such additional forms of expression referred to in paragraph 1 shall be identified under a national scheme referred to in Article 44A model graphic presentation is shown in Annex XIII, Part D.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to in Article 31(1) and (2) related to the mandatory nutrition declaration shall be included in the principalsame field of vision. They shall be presented, where appropriate, together in a clear format in the following order: energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt in a single table. The mandatory indications shall be presented in the following order: energy, fat, saturates, salt and sugar. Additional voluntary indications shall be provided in the order laid down in Annex XIII.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In addition to the presentation pursuant to Article 34(1) per 100 g/ml or per portion pursuant to Article 31(2), the energy content labelling in kcal required pursuant to Article 29(1)(a) and Annex XI, Part B, may appear on the front of the packaging.
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of energy and nutrients referred to in paragraph 1 shall be expressed per 100 g or per 100 ml or, subject to Article 32(2) and (3), per portionand, in addition, per net quantity of the food.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The mandatory nutrition declaration shall be expressed, as appropriate, as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation to per 100 g or per 100 ml or per portion. When provided, the declaration on vitamins and minerals shall also be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – subparagraphs 3 and 3 a (new)
Article 53 – subparagraphs 3 and 3 a (new)
Articles 29 to 34 shall apply from [the first day of the month 3 years after the entry into force] except in the case of foods labelled by food business operators with, on the date of entry into force, less than 100 employees and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 25 million where they shall apply [the first day of the month 5 years after the entry into force]. Foods placed on the market prior to the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be marketed until stocks are exhausted.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Amendment 548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 1
Article 34 - paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to in Article 31(2) related to the mandatory nutrition declaration shall be included in the principal field of vision. They shall be presented, where appropriate, together in a clear format in the following order: energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt. The particular required by Article 31(3) shall also be represented graphically.
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part C a (new)
Annex V – part C a (new)
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – part C a (new)
Annex XIII – part C a (new)
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 5
Article 34 - paragraph 5
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 6
Article 34 - paragraph 6
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Where foods are offered for sale to the final consumer or to mass caterers without prepackaging, or where foods are packed on the sales premises at the consumer's request or prepacked for direct sale, the Member States may adopt detailed rules concerning the manner in which the particulars specified in Articles 9 and 10 are to be shown. The particulars referred to in Article 9(1)(c) shall at all events be so presented that the consumer can ascertain them without putting questions.
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 - paragraph 1
Article 44 - paragraph 1
1. Member States may adopt, recommend or otherwise endorse national schemes consisting of exclusively non-binding rules, such as recommendations, guidance, standards or any other non binding rules, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘national schemes’) aimed at ensuring the application of the following provisions and in compliance with the essential requirements set out therein: (a) Article 33(2), relating to additional forms of expression of the nutritional declaration; (b) Article 34(5), relating to, and in compliance with the pressentation of the nutrition declaration.ial requirements set out therein: