10 Amendments of Marit PAULSEN related to 2011/2175(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned by the fact that the environmental costs of production, for instance the amount of fresh water used to produce a hamburger, are not properly reflected in consumer prices;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas food waste occurs across the entire food supply chain from the agricultural production stage, to the storage, processing, distribution, management and consumption stages,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the players in the food supply chain are chiefly responsible for food security and addressing avoidable food waste where possible,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council, Commission and, Member States to encourage ways of improving the efficiency ofand players in the food supply chain andto addressing as a matter of urgency the problem of food waste along the entire supply chain; urges them to prioritise both of these aspect and to devise guidelines and support ways of improving the efficiency of the food supply chain sector by sector and urges them to prioritise this within the European policy agenda;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Council, Commission, Member States and players in the food supply chain to work together to develop a system of resource mapping and implement a policy to encourage resource efficiency over the entire lifecycle of food products;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the Commission to work towards harmonising EU food waste data requirements as there is no reliable evidence base to validate food waste figures across EU Member States and to use as the basis for designing effective food waste policy measures;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and processors to develop guidelines to address avoidable food waste and to implement greater resource efficiency in their section of the food supply chain, to continuously work to improve processing, packaging and transporting so as to cut down on unnecessary food waste;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Urges the Commission, Member States and retailers to devise and implement voluntary agreements to pledge to take further resource efficiency measures and to address unnecessary food waste in their section of the food supply chain;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) Believes that new technological developments such as smart refrigerators and packaging with nanotechnology, can play a significant role in reducing food waste; urges the Commission to give special attention to reducing food waste in its research programmes.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the issue of food efficiency receives as much attention and awareness-raising as the issue of energy efficiency, since they are equally important for the environment and our future;