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Activities of Richard SEEBER related to 2008/0028(COD)

Plenary speeches (2)

Food information to consumers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0028(COD)
Food information to consumers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0028(COD)

Amendments (76)

Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes the general principles, requirements and responsibilities governing food information, and in particular food labelling. It lays down the means to guarantee the right of consumers to information and procedures for the provision of food information, taking into account the need to provide sufficient flexibility to respond to future developments and new information requirements.deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 final consumers. It shall apply to all foods intended for the final consumer, including foods delivered by mass caterers and foods intended for supply to mass caterers.
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘food information’ means information concerning a food and made available to the final consumer by means of a label, other accompanying material, or any other means including modern technology tools or verbal communicationr any other means of commercial communication including advertising and marketing, by a food business operator, directly connected with the promotion, sale or supply of a product to consumers, including modern technology. It does not cover commercial communications as defined by Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market;
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ‘food information law’ means the Community provisions governing the food information, and in particular labelling, including rules of a general nature applicable to all foods or to specified foods and rules which apply only to specific foods;deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ‘mandatory food information’ means the particulars that are required to be provided to the final consumer by Community legislation;deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘prepacked food’ means any single item for presentation as such to the final consumer and to mass caterers, consisting of a food and the packaging into which it was put before being offered for sale, whether such packaging encloses the food completely or only partially, but in any case in such a way that the contents cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging;Does not affect English version.
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) ‘iIngredient’ means any substance, including food additives and food enzymes, and any constituingredient of a compound ingredient, used in the manufacture or preparation of a food and still present in the finished product, even if in an altered form; residues shall not be considered as ingredients;.
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘place of provenance’ means any place where a food is indicated to come from, and that is not the ‘country of origin’ as determined in accordance with Articles 23 to 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92;deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) ‘field of vision’ means all the surfaces of a package that can be read from a single viewing point, permitting rapid and easy access to labelling information by allowing consumers to read this information without needing to turn the package back and forth;
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) ‘legal name’ means the name of a food prescribed in the Community provisions applicable to it or, in the absence of such Community provisions, the name provided for in the laws, regulations and administrative provisions applicable in the Member State in which the food is sold to the final consumer or to mass caterers;deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) ‘customary name’ means a name which is accepted as the name of the food without it needing further explanation by consumers in the Member State in which it is sold;Does not affect English version.
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point o
(o) ‘primary ingredient(s)’ means the significant and/or characterising ingredients of a food;deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) ‘significant ingredient(s)’ means the ingredient of a food that represents more than 50% of this food;deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) ‘characterising ingredient(s)’ means any ingredient of a food which is usually associated with the name of the food by the consumer and for which in most cases a quantitative indication is required;deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t
(t) ‘best practices’ means standards, schemes, initiatives, or any other activities endorsed by competent authorities that have been shown through experience and research to be the most effective for the majority of consumers and are considered as models for others to follow.deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Food information law shall aim to achieve in the Community the free movement of food legally produced and marketed, taking into account, where appropriate, the need to protect the legitimate interests of producers and to promote the production of quality products.
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. When food information law establishes new requirements, consideration shall be given to the need for a transitory periodappropriate transition periods of at least three years after the entry into force of the new requirements shall be laid down, during which foods bearing labels not complying with the new requirements can be placed on the market and for. This shall take account of the fact that stocks of such foods that have been placed on the market before the end of the transitoryion period tomay continue to be sold until exhausted, but not later than three years after the entry into force of the new provisions. The same shall apply to stocks of labels which food business operators have in their possession before the entry into force of the new provisions.
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
1. Where mandatory food information is required by food information law, it shall concern information that falls, in particular, into one of the following categories: (a) information on the identity and composition, properties or other characteristics of the food; (b) information on the protection of consumers’ health and the safe use of a food. In particular, it shall concern information on: (i) compositional attributes that may be harmful to the health of certain groups of consumers; (ii) durability, storage and safe use; (iii) the health impact, including the risks and consequences related to harmful and hazardous consumption of a food; (c) information on nutritional characteristics so as to enable consumers, including those with special dietary requirements, to make informed choices. 2. When considering the need for mandatory food information, account shall be taken of a widespread need on the part of the majority of consumers for certain information to which they attach significant value or of any generally accepted benefits to the consumer to enable them to make informed choices.deleted
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) as to the characteristics of the food and, in particular, as to its nature, identity, properties, composition, quantity, durability, country of origin or place oforigin or provenance, method of manufacture or production;
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Articles 10 to 34 and subject to the exceptions contained in this Chapter, indication of the following particulars shall be mandatory. (a) the name of the foodsales denomination; (b) the list of ingredients; (c) any ingredient listed in Annex II causing allergies or intolerances, and any substance derived therefrom; (d) the quantity of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients; (e) the net quantity of the food; (f) the date of minimum durability or, in the case of foods which are microbiologically perishable, the ‘use by’ date; (g) any special storage conditions or conditions of use; (h) the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packager, or of a seller established within the Community; (i) the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases the indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5)as to the true provenance of the food; (j) instructions for use when it would be impossible to make appropriate use of the food in the absence of such instructions; (k) with respect to beverages containing more than 1,2 % by volume of alcohol, the actual alcoholic strength by volume; (l) a nutrition declaration.
2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
ia) For meat, other than beef and veal, the following information shall be provided on the label: (i) the Member State or third country of birth, (ii) the Member State or third country where fattening took place, (iii) the Member State or third country where slaughter took place, Where the meat is derived from animals born, raised and slaughtered, (i) in the same Member State, the indication may be given as: ‘Origin: (Name of Member State)’; (ii) in the same third country, the indication may be given as: ‘Origin: (Name of third country)’;
2009/12/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may amend Annex III. 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(4).deleted
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1a) for unprocessed foodstuffs, a declaration of place of origin and provenance;
2009/12/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 9 shall be without prejudice to more specific Community provisions regarding weights and measures. The provisions of Directive 2007/45/EC laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products shall be observed.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 - paragraph 1
(1) MandatCompulsory food information shall be available and shall be easily accessible, in accordance with this Regulation for all foods.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 printdisplayed on the package or on the label in characters of a font size of at least 3mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and backgrounda manner which ensures legibility.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 6
6. Mandatory food information shall be marked in a conspicuous place in such a way as to be easily visible, clearly legible and, where appropriate, indelible. It shall not in any way be hidden, obscured, detracted from or interrupted by any other written or pictorial matter or any other intervening material.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 - paragraph 2
(2) Within their own territory, the Member States in which a food is marketed may stipulate that the particulars shall be given in one or more languages from among the official languages of the Community.deleted
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 - paragraph 3
(3) Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not preclude the particulars from being indicated in several languages.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 - paragraph 1
(1) In the case of glass bottles intended for reuse which are indelibly marked and which therefore bear no label, ring or collar only the particulars listed in Article 9(1) (a), (c), (e), (f) and (lf) shall be mandatory.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 or the net quantity of which is less than 30g only the particulars listed in Article 9(1) (a), (c), (e) and (f) 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.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 - paragraph 1
(1) The name of the food shall be its legal namename as provided for in the relevant legislation. In the absence of such a name, the name of the food shall be its customary name, or, if there is no customary name or the customary name is not used, a descriptive name of the food shall be provided.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 - paragraph 2
(2) Specific provisions on the use of thThe use in the Member State of marketing of the name of the food under which the product is legally manufactured and marketed in the Member State of production shall be allowed. However, where the application of the other provisions of this Directive, in particular those on mandatory information, would not enable consumers in the Member State of marketing to know the true namture of the food and particulars that shall accompany it are laid down in Annex V. stuff and to distinguish it from foodstuffs with which they could confuse it, the sales name shall be accompanied by other descriptive information which shall appear in proximity to the sales name. (2a) In exceptional cases, the sales name of the Member State of production shall not be used in the Member State of marketing when the foodstuff which it designates is so different, as regards its composition or manufacture, from the foodstuff known under that name that the provisions of paragraph 2 are not sufficient to ensure, in the Member State of marketing, correct information for consumers. (2b) No trade mark, brand name or fancy name may be substituted for the name under which the product is sold. (2c) The name under which the product is sold shall include or be accompanied by particulars as to the physical condition of the foodstuff or the specific treatment which it has undergone (e.g. powdered, freeze-dried, deep-frozen, concentrated, smoked) in all cases where omission of such information could create confusion in the mind of the purchaser. (2d) Any foodstuff which has been treated with ionising radiation must bear the indication 'irradiated' or 'treated with ionising radiation'. (2e) Annex V includes specific requirements concerning the designation of 'minced meat'.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
The following constituents of a food shall not be required to be included in the list ofshall not be regarded as ingredients of a food: (a) the constituents of an ingredient which have been temporarily separated during the manufacturing process and later reintroduced but not in excess of their original proportions; (b) food additives and enzymes: (i) whose presence in a given food is solely due to the fact that they were contained in one or more ingredients of that food, provided that they serve no technological function in the finished product; or (ii) which are used as processing aids; (c) substances used in the quantities strictly necessary as solvents or media for nutritional substancmicrocultures, food additives or, flavouring, enzymes or other substances with a physiological or technological purpose; (d) substances which are not food additives but are used in the same way and with the same purpose as processing aids and are still present in the finished product, even if in an altered form; (e) water: (i) where the water is used during the manufacturing process solely for the reconstitution of an ingredient used in concentrated or dehydrated form; oder (ii) in the case of a liquid medium which is not normally consumed.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
1. The indication of the quantity of an ingredient or category of ingredients used in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff shall be required where: (a)stated in accordance with this Article. 2. The indication referred to in paragraph 1 shall be compulsory: (a) where the ingredient or category of ingredients concerned appears in the name of the foounder which the foodstuff is sold or is usually associated with that name by the consumer; or (b) where the ingredient or category of ingredients concerned is emphasised on the labelling in words, pictures or graphics; or (c) where the ingredient or category of ingredients concerned is essential to characterise a foodstuff and to distinguish it from products with which it might be confused because of its name or appearance. 2. The Commission may amend paragraph 1 by adding other cases. 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; or (d) in the cases determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49 (2). 3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply: (a) to an ingredient or category of ingredients: the drained net weight of which is indicated in accordance with Article 8(4), or the quantities of which are already required to be given on the labelling under Community provisions, or which is used in small quantities for the purposes of flavouring, or which, while appearing in the name under which the food is sold, is not such as to govern the choice of the consumer in the country of marketing because the variation in quantity is not essential to characterise the foodstuff or does not distinguish it from similar foods. In cases of doubt it shall be decided by the procedure laid down in Article 49 (2) whether the conditions laid down in this indent are fulfilled; (b) where specific Community provisions stipulate precisely the quantity of an ingredient or of a category of ingredients without providing for the indication thereof on the labelling; (c) in the cases referred to in the fourth and fifth indents of Article 6(5); (d) in the cases determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49(3 (2). 34. Technical rules for applying paragraph 1, including specific cases where the quantitative indication shall not be required in respect of certain ingredients, are laid down in Annex VII. he quantity indicated, expressed as a percentage, shall correspond to the quantity of the ingredient or ingredients at the time of its/their use. However, Community provisions may allow for derogations from this principle for certain foodstuffs. Such provisions shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49 (2). 5. The indication referred to in paragraph 1 shall appear either in or immediately next to the name under which the foodstuff is sold or in the list of ingredients in connection with the ingredient or category of ingredients in question. 6. This Article shall apply without prejudice to Community rules on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24- paragraph 1
(1) The net quantity of a food shall be expressed, using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or grams, as appropriate: (a) in units of liquid in the case of liquids; within the meaning of Council Directive 85/339/EEC of 27 June 1985 on containers of liquids for human consumption; (b) in units of mass in the case of other products.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
1. In the caseThe date of minimum durability of a foods which, from a microbiological point of view, are highly perishable and are therefore likely after a short period to constitute an immetuff shall be the date until which the foodstuff retains its specific properties when properly stored. It shall be indicated in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 5. 2. The date shall be preceded by the words: - ‘Best before …’ when the date includes an indication of the day, - ‘Best before end …’ in other cases. 3. The words referred to in paragraph 2 shall be accompanied by: - either the date itself, or - a reference to where the date is given on the labelling. If need be, these particulars shall be followed by a description of the storage conditions which must be observed if the product is to keep for the specified period. 4. The date shall consist of the day, month and year in uncoded chronological form. However, in the case of foodstuffs: - which will not keep for more than three months, an indication of the day and the month will suffice, - which will keep for more than three months but not more than 18 months, an indicate danger to human health, the date of minimumion of the month and year will suffice, - which will keep for more than 18 months, an indication of the year will suffice. The manner of indicating the date may be specified according to the procedure laid down in Article 20(2). 5. Subject to Community provisions imposing other types of date indication, an indication of the durability date shall not be replaced by the ‘use by’ date. 2. The appropriate date shall be expresquired for: - fresh fruit and vegetables, including potatoes, which have not been peeled, cut or similarly treated. This derogation shall not apply to sprouting seeds and similar products such as legume sprouts, - wines, liqueur wines, sparkling wines, aromatised win accordance with Annex IX. 3. The manner of indicating the date of minimum durability referred to in point 1(c) of Annex IX may be specified in accordance with the procedure referes and similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, and cider, perry and mead, all the aforementioned whether aromatised or not, beverages falling within CN codes 2206 00 91, 2206 00 93 and 2206 00 99 and manufactured from grapes or grape musts, - beverages containing 10 % or more by volume of alcohol, - soft drinks, fruit juices, fruit nectars and alcoholic beverages in individual containers of more than five litres, intended for supply to mass caterers, - bakers’ or pastry cooks’ wares which, given the nature of their content, are normally consumed within 24 hours of their manufacture, - vinegar, - cooking salt, - solid sugar, - confectionery products consisting almost solely of flavoured and/or coloured sugars, - chewing gums and similar chewing products, individual portions of ice-cream. (2) The ‘use by’ date shall be indicated as follows: (a) It shall be preceded by the words ‘use by …’; (b) The words in point (a) shall be accompanied by: 1. either the date itself, or 2.a reference to whered to in Article 49(2). he date is given on the labelling. Those particulars shall be followed by a description of the storage conditions which must be observed. (c) The date shall consist of the day, the month and, possibly, the year, in that order and in uncoded form.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(1) The nutrition declarationlabelling shall include the following (hereinafter referred to as “mandatory nutrition declarationnutrition labelling”): a) energy value (calorific value); b) the amounts of fat, saturatesprotein, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salfat.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
(2) The nutrition declaration maylabelling may, in addition, also include the amounts of one or more of the following or constituents thereof or constituents of the groups of substances listed in paragraph 1: a) - trans fats; aa) saturates b) mono-unsaturates; c) polyunsaturates; da) polyols; e) starch; f) fibre; g) proteinfa) sugars; fb) sodium; fc) cholesterol; h) any of the minerals or vitamins listed in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI, and present in significant amounts as defined in point 2 of Part A of Annex XI. ha) other substances as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
(3) The declaration of the amount of substances which belong to or are components of one of the categories of nutrients referred to in paragraph 2 shall be required where a nutrition and/or health claim is madeDoes not affect English version.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicated to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country, region or place.
2009/12/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. The declared values shall, according to the individual case, be average values at the end of the minimum durability period taking account of appropriate tolerances and shall be based on: a) the manufacturer’s analysis of the food; or b) a calculation from the known or actual average values of the ingredients used; or c) a calculation from generally established and accepted data. The rules for implementing the declaration of energy and nutrients with regard to the precision of the declared values such as the differences between the declared values and those established in the course of official checks may be decided upshall be adopted, after the European Food Safety Authority has given its opinion, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49(2).
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 in accordance with the measurement unit of the net quantity.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The mandatory nutrition declaration shalllabelling may 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.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the nutrition declarationlabelling per 100g or per 100ml referred to in Article 31(2), the information, this may be expressed per portion as quantified on the label, provided that the number of portionsquantity contained in the packageortion is stated.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The nutrition declaration may be expressed solely on a per portion basis alone if the food is prepacked as an individual portion or is divided into separate individual portions.
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 other 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 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 44.deleted
2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation
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, together29(1) shall be presented in a clear format in the following order: energy, fat, saturatesprotein, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salfat.
2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 3
3. If the mandatory nutrition declaration appears together with the declaration on nutrients referred to in Article 29(2), the order of presentation of the energy and nutrients included in the declaration shall be, as appropriate, in the order provided in Part C of Annex XIII.deleted
2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 5 - introductory part
5. Graphical forms or symbols for the presentation of the nutrition declaration may be used under a national scheme referred to in Article 44 provided the following essential requirements are met:
2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 6
6. Rules relating to other aspects of presentation of nutrition declaration, other than those referred to in paragraph 5, may be established 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).deleted
2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
1. Where food information covered by this Regulation is provided on a voluntary basis, such information shall comply with the relevant specific requirements laid down in this Regulation. 2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicated to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country or place. 3. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of the food is not the same as the one of its primary ingredient(s), the country of origin or place of provenance of those ingredient(s) shall also be given. 4. For meat, other than beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given. 5. Implementing rules concerning the application of paragraph 3 shall be established 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). 6. Implementing rules concerning the conditions and criteria of use of particulars voluntarily provided may be established 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).Applicable requirements deleted
2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Voluntary information shall not be displayed to the detriment of the space available for mandatory information.deleted
2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 14(1)s 29 to 34 shall apply from [the first day of the month 35 years after the entry into force]. 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 10 employees and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million where they Food labelled before the entry into force may be placed in circulation until stocks are completely exhausted. The requirements pursuant to Article 17(1) shall apply from [the first day of the month 15 years after the entry into force].
2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – points 1 - 10
1. ‘nutrition declaration’ or ‘nutrition labelling’ means information consisting of: (a) energy value; or (b) energy value and one or more of the following nutrients, as well as any substance which belongs to one of these categories or forms part of a substance belonging to this category: - fat, - carbohydrate, - fibre, - protein, - saltodium, - vitamins and minerals listed in Annex XI, Part A; point 1 and present in significant amounts as defined in Annex XI, Part A; point 2. 2. ‘fat’ means total lipids, and includes phospholipids; 3. ‘saturates’ means fatty acids without a carbon-carbon double bond; 4. ‘trans fat’ means fatty acids with at least one non-conjugated (namely interrupted by at least one methylene group) carbon- carbon double bond in the trans configuration; 5. ‘mono-unsaturates’ means fatty acids with one carbon-carbon double bond in the cis double bond; 6. ‘polyunsaturates’ means fatty acids with cis, cis-methylene interruptedat least two isolated carbon-carbon double bonds; 7. ‘carbohydrate’ means any carbohydrate which is metabolized in man, and includes polyols; 8. ‘sugars’ means all monosaccharides and disaccharides present in food, but excludes polyols, isomaltulose and D-tagatose; 9. ‘polyols’ means alcohols containing more than two hydroxyl groups; 10. ‘protein’ means the protein content calculated using the formula: protein = total Kjeldahl nitrogen × 6,25; 6,38 for milk protein and 5,7l for soya protein.
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Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 12
12. Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre expressed as SO2 , in the product as consumed.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1
1. FOODS PACKAGED IN CERTAIN GASES 1.1 Foods whose durability has been extended by means of packaging gases authorised pursuant to Council Directive 89/107/E EC1‘Packaged in a deleted protective atmosphere’
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2.1
2.1 Foods ‘with containing a sweetener or sweeteners authorised pursuant to Directive 89/107/ EEC 1 deleted sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food. Or. en OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 27.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2.2
2.2 Foods containing both an added sugar or sugars and a sweetener or sweeteners authorised pursuant to Directive 89/107/ EEC‘with sugar(s) deleted and sweetener(s)’ this statement shall accompany the name of the food.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2.3
2.3 Foods ‘contains a containing aspartame authorised pursuant to Directive 89/107/ EECdeleted source of phenylalanine’
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 3
- natural mineral waters or other waters intended for human consumption, including those where the only added ingredients are carbon dioxide and/or flavourings;
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 4
- a herbs, a spice ors, seasonings and mixtures thereof;
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Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 4 a (new)
- sugar;
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Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 16
- fFood in packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 25100 cm2;²
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Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 19 a b c (new)
- Assortments and giftings; - Mixed multi-packs; - Chewing gum.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part A and B
PART A – NAME OF THE FOOD 1. marketing of the name of the food under which the product is legally manufactured and marketed in the Member State of production shall be allowed. However, where the application of the other provisions of this Regulation, in particular those set out in Article 9, would not enable consumers in the Member State of marketing to know the true nature of the food and to distinguish it from foods with which they could confuse it, the name of the food shall be accompanied by other descriptive information which shall appear in proximity to the name of the food. 2. the food of the Member State of production shall not be used in the Member State of marketing when the food which it designates is so different, as regards its composition or manufacture, from the food known under that name that the provisions of point 1 are not sufficient to ensure, in the Member State of marketing, correct information for purchaser. 3. No name protected as intellectual property, brand name or fancy name may be substituted for the name of the food. PART B – MANDATORY PARTICULARS ACCOMPANYING THE NAME OF THE FOOD 1. or be accompanied by particulars as to the physical condition of the food or the specific treatment which it has undergone (for example, powdered, freeze-dried, deep-frozen, quick-frozen, concentrated, smoked) in all cases where omission of such information could mislead the purchaser. 2. radiation shall bear one of the following indications: ‘irradiated’ or ‘deleted The use in the Member State of In exceptional cases, the name of The name of the food shall include Foods treated with ionising radiation’.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – part A – point 5
5. Mixtures ofand May be listed in spices or herbs, another order where nonepreparations of another order spices or herbs, provided that that significantlywhere none list of ingredients predominates insignificantly is accompanied proportion byedominates in by an expression weight such as ‘in proportion by such as ‘in variable weight variable proportion’. proportion’.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – part B – point 4
4. Starches, and ‘Starch’ starches modified by physical means or by enzymes, roasted or dextrinated starch, starch modified by acid or alkali treatment and bleached starch.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – part C – introductory part
Food additives and enzymes other than those specified in Article 21(b) belonging to one of the categories listed in this Part must be designated by the name of that category, followed by their specific name, or where available their common or generic name(s), or, if appropriate, EC number. If an ingredient belongs to more than one of the categories, the category appropriate to the principal function in the case of the food in question shall be indicated. However, the designation ‘modified starch’ must always be accompanied by the indication of its specific vegetable origin, when that ingredient may contain gluten.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 1
1. The net quantity shall not be mandatory in the case of foods: (a) which are subject to considerable losses in their volume or mass and which are sold by number or weighed in the presence of the purchaser; or (b) the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs; (c) for which exemptions are laid down in other legal provisions.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. Where a solid food is presented in a liquid medium, the drained net weight at the moment of the packing of the food shall also be indicated.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – part A – paragraph 1 – table
Vitamin A (µg) 800 Vitamin D (µg) 5 Vitamin E (mg) 102 Vitamin K (µg) 75 Vitamin C (mg) 680 Thiamin (mg) 1,4Vitamin 1,1 B1) (mg) Riboflavin (mg) 1,64 Niacin (mg) 186 Vitamin B6 (mg) 21,4 Folic acind (µg) 200 Vitamin B 12 2,5 (µg) 1 Biotin (mµg) 50,15 Pantothenic acid 6 (mg) Potassium (mg) 2000 Chloride (mg) 800 Calcium (mg) 800 Phosphorus (mg) 8700 Iron (mg) 14 Magnesium (mg) 30075 Zinc (mg) 150 Copper (mg) 1 Manganese (mg) 2 Fluoride (mg) 3,5 Selenium (µg) 55 Chromium (µg) 40 Molybdenum 50 (µg) Iodine (mµg) 150
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – part A – paragraph 2
As a rule, - 15 % of the recommended allowance specified in point 1 supplied by 100 g or 100 ml or per package if the package contains only a single portionRDA per 100g or serving for solids or - 7,5% of RDA per 100ml or serving for liquids or - 5% of RDA per 100kcal (12% of RDA 1 MJ), or - an amount provided for by derogations granted according to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods, or - per package if the package contains only a single portion or the amount and number of portions are clearly mentioned on the package should be taken into consideration in deciding what constitutes a significant amount.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – table
- carbohydrate 4 kcal/g — 17 kJ/g. (except polyols) - polyols 2,.4 kcal/g — 10 kJ/g. - protein 4 kcal/g — 17 kJ/g. - fat 9 kcal/g — 37 kJ/g. - salatrims 6 kcal/g — 25 kJ/g. - alcohol 7 kcal/g — 29 kJ/g. (ethanol) - organic acid 3 kcal/g — 13 kJ/g.
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – part A
The units to be used in the nutrition declarationlabelling shall be the following: - energy kJ and kcal - fat grams (g) - carbohydrate - fibre - protein - saltodium - vitamins and the units specified minerals in point 1 of Part - other substances units asA of Annex XI A of Annex XI - other substances units as appropriate for appropriate for the individual the individual substances substances concerned concerned
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Committee: ENVI
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – part C – table
energy kJ and kcal fcal protein g of which carbohydrate g - saturates g - trans fats g - mono- g unsaturates - polyunsaturates g carbohydrate g - sugars g - polyols g - starch g fibre g protein g salt gof which - sugars g - polyols g - starch g fat of which of which - saturates g - mono- g unsaturates - polyunsaturates g - trans fats g - cholesterol mg fibre g sodium g specified in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI vitamins* and the units minerals specified in *the abbreviation point 1 of Part A 'vit.' is permitted of Annex XI other substances units as appropriate for the individual substances concerned
2009/03/02
Committee: ENVI