17 Amendments of Anne FERREIRA related to 2008/0002(COD)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Whereas the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies stated in its Opinion (no. 23) on ethical aspects of animal cloning for food supply of 16 January 2008 that it ‘does not see convincing arguments to justify the production of food from clones and their offspring’. Whereas the Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority concluded in its Opinion1 of 15 July 2008 that ‘the health and welfare of a significant proportion of clones … have been found to be adversely affected, often severely and with a fatal outcome’’. 1 The EFSA Journal (2008) 767, 1-49
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Nanomaterials present in food packaging should be entered on a list of approved nanomaterials, accompanied by a limit on migration into or onto the food products contained in such packaging.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Criteria for the evaluation of the potential risks arising from novel foods should also be laid down. In order to ensure a harmonised scientific assessment of novel foods, such assessments should be carried out by the European Food Safety Authority ("the Authority") in cooperation with the Member States’ authorities.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) foods derived from cloned animals and their descendants. Before the date of entry into force of this Regulation referred to in Article 20, the Commission shall present a legislative proposal to prohibit the placing on the market in the Community of foods derived from cloned animals and their descendants. The proposal shall be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (c a) (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (c a) (new)
(ca) ‘nanomaterial’ means any solid and intentionally manufactured material with one or more external dimensions, or an internal structure, on the scale of 100 nm or less.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (c b) (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (c b) (new)
(cb) ‘nano-object’ means any solid and intentionally manufactured or used object, structure or facility with one or two dimensions on a scale between 100 and 500 nm.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission mayshall collect information from the Member States and/or from food business operators to determine to what extent a food has been used for human consumption within the Community before 15 May 1997. Business operators in this sector shall be obliged to supply, at the request of the competent authority of the Member States concerned or of the Authority, information on foods which have been used for human consumption in the Community before 15 May 1997.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – point (c)
Article 6 – point (c)
(c) in the case where it is intended to replace another food, it does not differ from that food to such an extent that its normal consumption would be nutritionally disadvantageous for the consumerand the consumption of such food does not pose a danger to the health of the consumer or of animals.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – point (c a) (new)
Article 6 – point (c a) (new)
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The entry of a novel food in the Community list shall include a specificationstate the specific ingredients of the food, and, where appropriate, specify specify, where necessary, the conditions of use, additional specific labelling requirements to inform the final consumer and/or a post- market monitoring requirement.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Migration limits for constituents of food packaging The packaging of novel foods shall comply with the requirements relating to migration limits set out in Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food 1. Where necessary, the Commission shall instruct the relevant scientific committee to set lower migration limits for packaging made from or containing nanomaterials. The Commission shall adopt a decision in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(3). 1 OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point (a)
Article 10 – point (a)
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point (a) a (new)
Article 10 – point (a) a (new)
aa) set a maximum limit value for daily consumption of a novel food or novel food ingredient, in excess of which consumption is demonstrably harmful to consumer health;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point (a) b (new)
Article 10 – point (a) b (new)
ab) ask the competent authorities, in connection with scientific evaluations of the risks posed by novel foods or novel food ingredients, to supply it with any scientific evaluation they have carried out on the novel food or novel ingredient in question.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
1. The Commission mayshall impose for food safety reasons and following the opinion of the Authority, a requirement for post- market monitoring. The on food business operators placing the food in the Community market shall be responsible for the implementation of the post- marketing requirements specified in the entry of the food concerned in the Community list of novel foods. 2. The producer shall forthwith inform the Commission of: (a) any new scientific or technical information which might influence the evaluation of the safety in use of the novel food; (b) any prohibition or restriction imposed by the competent authority of any third country in which the novel food is placed on the market. . All novel foods which have been placed on the market shall be subjected to an inspection whenever doubts arise as to their safety, and at any rate no later than five years from the entry into force of this regulation and at five-yearly intervals thereafter. They shall be re-assessed by the Authority if necessary. A specific inspection shall be established for persons with a high consumption of the novel foods in question. 2. Food business operators shall forthwith inform the Commission of: (a) any new scientific or technical information which might influence the evaluation of the safety in use of the novel food; (b) any prohibition or restriction imposed by the competent authority of any third country in which the novel food is placed on the market. All food business operators shall notify the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member State in which they operate, on an annual basis, of any health problem of which they have been informed by consumers or consumer protection organisations. The Member States’ relevant market supervision authorities shall be responsible for the inspection. They shall report to the Commission within three months of the completion of the inspection. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than a year after the expiry of the five-year period referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Safeguard clause Where a Member State, as a result of new information or the re-evaluation of existing information, has specific reasons for considering that the use of a novel food or a novel food ingredient within the meaning of this regulation poses a risk to human health, that Member State may restrict or suspend the placing on the market and use of the novel food or ingredient in question on its territory. It shall immediately notify the other Member States and the Commission accordingly, specifying the reasons for its decision.