Activities of Pilar AYUSO related to 2008/0002(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Novel foods (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods, amending Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 PDF (437 KB) DOC (713 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 129 #
Council position – amending act
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Ethical and environmental aspects must be considered as part of the risk management during the authorisation procedure. These aspects should be assessed by the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies and the European Environment Agency respectively.
Amendment 138 #
Council position – amending act
Article 8 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – point c a (new)
(ca) the opinion of the European Environment Agency, which shall be published no later than the day of the publication of the EFSA assessment, concerning the extent to which the production process and normal consumption have a harmful impact on the environment, is taken into account in the risk management;
Amendment 139 #
Council position – amending act
Article 8 – point c b (new)
Article 8 – point c b (new)
(cb) the opinion of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies, which shall be published no later than the day of the publication of the EFSA assessment, concerning the extent to which there are ethical objections, is taken into account in the risk management;
Amendment 141 #
Council position – amending act
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Foods to which production processes have been applied that require specific risk assessment methods (for example, foods containing engineered nanomaterials) may be included in the Union list provided that appropriate risk assessment methods are available and deemed suitable by EFSA to assess that the use of the food concerned is safe.