13 Amendments of Anne FERREIRA related to 2007/2285(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. considering physical activity, coupled with a balanced diet, to be the primary prevention against overweight and noting with alarm that one in three Europeans do not exercise at all in their free time, while the average European spends over five hours a day sitting down, and that many Europeans do not follow a balanced diet,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. considering the importance of different traditional cuisines which should be preserved as part of our cultural heritage and which should be promoted as valid alternatives to fast-food or pre-cooked food; whereas the quality and diversity of food products and diet are a major element in the acquisition of healthy eating culturehabits,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the White Paper on nutrition as a starting point to stem the rise in obesitycases of obesity and overweight in Europe;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the substantial role of self-regulation, but emphasises that it cannot on its own resolve all the proble and effectiveness of self-regulationms facing us, and that the implementation of legislation and adapted forms of regulation can ensure consumer protection and high standards of public health;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, however, for more tangible measures especially targeted at childrenthe social categories most affected by falling purchasing power, and at-risk groups such as elderly people, especially womwomen and children, disabled persons, and poor and unemployed people;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to provide special funding for SMEs in order to enable these actors to contribute to reaching the objective of reducing obesity by developing new products,at the private sector has a role to play in reducing obesity by developing new and healthier products; believes, however, that there is a need to step up encouragement of the private sector to develop information systems and improve labelling;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for information campaigns to raise awareness among pregnant women about the importance of a balanced diet and about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for a minimum of six months; recalls that bfor themselves and for the foetus; calls on the Member States to raise pregnant women’s awareness concerning breastfeeding; stresses, nonetheless, that breastfeeding is not the sole means of fighting obesity, and that balanced eating habiets bareastfed for nine months show an overall reduction of risk of 31% acquired over a long period; emphasises that awareness campaigns should recall that breastfeeding is a private matter and should respect women’s free will and choice;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that informing and educating parents on nutritional issues should be carried out via the relevant professionals (teachers, cultural organisers, health professionals) at the appropriate locations;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential that every kind of sponsorship and advertising for so-called HSSF products (high in sugar, salt, fat) should be banned in schools; asks for a voluntary commitment by all sports organisations and teams in order to promote balanced nutrition and physical activity and urges them to avoid sponsorship and promotion of food of poor nutritional value; calls on schools to hold theoretical and practical workshops on taste and food, in partnership with health professionals and reputed chefs;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Invites Member States to promote the distribution of coupons for fresh fruit and vegetables for low-income people, especially the elderly and women with children, to be used only at approved local food markets to guarantee the nutritional quality of productsand the Union to adopt measures enabling low-income social groups to buy fruit and vegetables at reasonable prices and, more generally, to follow a more balanced diet;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on industry to review single- serving portion sizes, providing a broader range of smaller portion options; calls on supermarkets, and restaurants and fast-food operators to promote the availability of organic products at a reasonable price;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Commission to accelerate the revision of Council Directive 90/496/ EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs1 taking care that labelling is meaningfulvisible, clear and easily understandable to the consumer;