3 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2011/0156(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Directive 2009/39/EC foresees that specific provisions could be adopted regarding the two following specific categories of food falling within the definition of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses: ‘food intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen’ and ‘food for persons suffering from carbohydrate metabolism disorders (diabetes)’. With regard to food intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, no successful conclusion could be reached as regard the development of specific provisions due to widely diverging views among Member States and stakeholders concerning the scope of the specific legislation, the number of sub-categories of the food to be included, the criteria for establishing composition requirements and the potential impact on innovation in product development. With a view to improving the functioning of the internal market and enhancing consumer protection, while stimulating innovation, ‘foods for sportspeople’ should henceforth be regulated under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods1 and comply with requirements therein. As regards special provisions for food for persons suffering from carbohydrate metabolism disorders (diabetes), a Commission report concludes that the scientific basis for setting specific compositional requirements is lacking. ____________________ 1 OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 9.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) There are currently no specific rules at Union level harmonising the composition, labelling and use of ‘milks intended for young children’, i.e. milks promoted as being particularly suited for children between one and three years old. Some of these milks are currently being notified by market players as ‘foods for particular nutritional purposes’ under Directive 2009/39/EC, whereas others are not. Moreover, while several of these milks are being marketed as ‘growing milks’, sound scientific evidence demonstrating the added health or nutritional value of these milks over normal milk is lacking. This situation causes obstacles to the functioning of the internal market and entails unequal levels of consumer protection across the Union. In order to remedy this situation, ‘milks intended for young children’ should be regulated under Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. Furthermore, the Commission should, after consulting the European Food Safety Authority, present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the desirability of special provisions regarding the composition and labelling of milks intended for young children, and propose measures accordingly.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 b (new)
Recital 27 b (new)
(27b) There are currently no specific rules at Union level on the composition, labelling and use of so-called "Very Low Calorie Diets" (VLCDs), which correspond to total diet replacements under 800 kcal. In view of the health risks they entail, VLCDs should be made available under medical supervision only and should be regulated under Directive 1999/21/EC.