2 Amendments of Renate SOMMER related to 2008/2220(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. stresses the need to promote organic products and farming as a source of high quality food and a catalyst for environment and animal welfare protection; calls for a simplification of the certification system so as to further development of the organic products market and the introduction, without further delay, of a compulsory EU logo as a means to further increase consumer knowledge and recognition of organic products;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. recognises that consumers have ever growing demands on the quality of food and food products, not only in terms of safety, but also in terms of ethical concerns, such as environmental sustainability, animal welfare protection and genetically modified organisms (GMO) technologies; calls on the Commission to provide criteria for quality initiatives such as voluntary GMO-free labelling schemes which will provide consumers with a clear choice.