1 Amendments of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2008/2220(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. considers that labelling the main ingredient(s) of food products with the place of origin is desirable if the main ingredient does not come from a ‘Protected Geographical Indications’ (PGI) or ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ (PDO) area; the main ingredient should be interpreted as the ingredient that constitutes more than 50% of the food product; stresses furthermore that such labelling schemes should be used on a voluntary basisbelieves that it should be compulsory to indicate the place of origin on food products in order to provide consumers with the information they need to make an informed choice;