23 Amendments of Antonyia PARVANOVA related to 2008/0028(COD)
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) However, the Commission should produce a report within five years of the entry into force of this Regulation on whether someany categories of alcoholic beverages should be exempted, in particular, from providing the information on the energy value, and stating the reasons justifying possible exemptions, taking into account the need to ensure coherence with other relevant Union policies. The Commission mayshould also propose, if necessaryappropriate, specific requirements in the context of this Regulation.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
By …36 , the Commission shall produce a report concerning the application of Article 18 and Article 29(1) to the products referred to in this paragraph, and addressing whether someany categories of alcoholic beverages should be exempted, in particular, from the requirement to provide the information on the energy value, and the reasons justifying possible exemptions, taking into account the need to ensure coherence with other relevant Union policies. __________________ 36 * OJ: Please insert the date: fivetwo years from the entry into forcedate of application of thise Regulation.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The Commission mayshall accompany this report by a legislative proposal, if appropriate, determining the rules for a list of ingredients or a mandatory nutrition declaration for those products.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The nutrition declaration on a food concerns information on the presence of energy and certain nutrients in foods. The mandatory provision of nutrition information should assist action in the area ofon the front and back of the packaging should be supported by actions by Member States such as a nutritional action plan as part of their public health policy, which will provide specific recommendations for nutrition education for the public and support informed food choice.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The Commission White Paper on a Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity related health issues highlighted certain nutritional elements of importance to public health. Therefore, it is appropriate that the requirements on the mandatory provision of nutrition information should take into account such elementsare in line with the recommendations of that White Paper.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) To appeal to the average consumer and to serve the informative purpose for which it is introduced, and given the current level of knowledge on the subject of nutrition, the information provided should be simple and easily understoodandable. Research has indicatedshown that consumers find thewant information on four key nutrients in the principal field of view or ‘front of pack’ isas they find this information useful when making purchasing decisions. Therefore, to ensure that consumers can readily see the essential nutrition information when purchasing foods such information should be in the principal field of viewhis limited amount of information should be mandatory on the front of the pack and should be accompanied by a more complete nutrition declaration on the back of the labelpack.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Recent developments in the expression of the nutrition declaration, other than per 100g/100ml/portion, by some Member States and organisations in the food sector suggest that consumers like such schemes with an interpretative elemesnt as they can help them make informed healthy choices quickly. However, there is not evidence across all the Community on how the average consumer understands and uses the alternative expression of the information. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow for different schemes to be developed and to allow research on consumer understanding in different Member States to continue so that, if appropriate, harmThe available evidence has proven that a simplified labelling scheme which comprises multiple colour coding for easier and quicker interpretation of nutrition information ised schemes may be introduced the best and preferred option for consumers.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The nutrition declaration in the principal field of viewsion of the amounts of nutritional elements and comparative indicators in an easily recognisable and comprehensive form to enable an assessment of the nutritional properties of a food should be considered in its entirety as part of the nutrition declaration and not be treated as a group of individual claims. To ensure the legibility of the nutritional information, the principal field of vision should refer to the right upper part of the front packaging.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) In order to ensure that more detailed food information requirements are designed and established in a dialectic manner and emerge from best practices, there should be flexible mechanisms at Community and national level based on open and transparent public consultation and sustained interaction between a wide range of representative stakeholders. Such mechanism may result in the development of national non-binding schemes on the basis of solid consumer research and wide stakeholder consultation. There should be mechanisms forhealth promotion mechanisms led by Member States so that consumers towill be able to identify foods labelled in compliance with the national scheme such as through an identification number or symbol.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amounts of fat, saturates, trans fats, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The information on energy value and the amounts of fat, saturates, sugar and salt shall be repeated on the front-of-pack, expressed per 100g/ml and in addition may be expressed per portion.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notwithstanding Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, interpretive elements may be used, for the purpose of the present Regulation, for the expression or presentation of information on energy value and the amounts of fat, saturates, sugars and salt.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they are based on sound, independent consumer research and do not mislead the consumer as referred to in Article 7;
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) their development is the result of extensive consultation with all stakeholder groups;
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they are supported by independent evidence of understanding of such forms of expression or presentation by the average consumers; and
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
To facilitate the monitoring of the use and impact of such additional forms of expression or presentation, Member States mayshall require food business operators placing on the market in their territory foods bearing such information to notify the competent authority of the use of an additional form of expression or presentation and to provide them with the relevant justifications regarding the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in points (a) to (d) of paragraph 1. In such cases, information on the discontinuation of the use of such additional forms of expression or presentation mayshall also be required.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – footnote 44
Article 34 – paragraph 5 – footnote 44
____________________________ 44 * . OJ: Please insert the date: eightthree years from the entry into forcedate of application of this Regulation.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – table - point 2.3 – right-hand column
Annex III – table - point 2.3 – right-hand column
‘contains aspartame (a source of phenylalanine; might be unsuitable for pregnant women)’.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The mandatory nutrition declaration shall include the followingin the principal field of vision (hereinafter referred to as "mandatoryfront of pack nutrition declaration"): (a) energy value; (b) the amounts of fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific”) shall include the amounts of the following: 1 i. fat; 2 ii. saturates; 3 iiii. sugars; iv. salt; and energy value. The mandatory nutrition information on the back of the package (hereinafter referrence to sugars, and salt. d to as “back of pack nutrition declaration”) shall include the amounts of nutrients listed in paragraph 1(a), in addition to the amounts of the following: 4 i. protein; 5 ii. carbohydrates; 6 iii. fibre; and 7 iv. trans fats.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 paragraph 2
Article 29 paragraph 2
2. The nutrition declaration may also include the amounts of one or more of the following: (a) trans fats; (b) mono-unsaturates; (c) polyunsaturates; (d) polyols; (e) starch; (f) fibre; (g) protein; (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.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 439 #
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 toas set out in Article 29 (1) a of this Regulation shall appear on the front of pack and shall: (a) be expressed in the principal field of vision; (b) include a combination of “High”, “Medium” and “Low” text; (c) include traffic light colour coding in the colours of green, amber and red; and (d) include a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI per portion. The number of portions per pack shall be realistic and be prominently displayed, in the principal field of vision. The definition of the reference amounts for high, medium and low levels of these nutrients shall be established in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3) based on an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority. This information shall be communicated per 100 g or per 100 ml for per portionthe combination of “High”, “Medium” and “Low” text and the traffic light colour coding in the colours of green (for low), amber (for medium) and red (for high). 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. 3a. The mandatory nutrition declaration as set out in Article 29(1) and (2) shall appear on the back of the pack and shall be expressed per 100g or per 100 ml and subject to Article 32(2) and (3), per portion.