Activities of Emilie TURUNEN related to 2008/0028(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers
Amendments (7)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) With a view to provideing consumers with food information that is necessary to make an informed choice, alcoholic mixed beverages should also provide information on their ingredients.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) To appeal to the average consumer and to serve the informative purpose for which it is introduced, and given the current level of knowledge on the subject of nutrition, the information provided should be simple and easily understood. Research has indicated that consumers find the information in the principal field of view or ‘front of pack’ is useful when making purchasing decisions. Therefore, to ensure that consumers can readily see the essential nutrition information when purchasing foods such information should be in the principal field of view of the label. The label should be a multiple colour coding system of green, amber and red, combined with the text high, medium and low and communicated per 100g or per 100ml. Research has shown that consumers find the information presented in a multiple colour system easiest to comprehend.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of energy and nutrients referred to in paragraph 1 shall be expressed per 100 g or per 100 ml or, subject to Article 32(2) and (3), per portion.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The mandatory nutrition declaration shall be expressed, as appropriate, as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation tolevels of the nutrients on the front of pack nutrition declaration referred to in Article 29(1)(a) shall be indicated through a multiple-colour coding system. The colours green, amber and red shall indicate whether a food is low, medium or high in those nutrients. That information shall be communicated per 100 g or per 100 ml or per portion. When provided, the declaration on vitamins and minerals shall also be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes . The definition of the reference amounts for high, medium and low levels of those nutrients shall be established in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3), basetd out in point 1 of Part A of Annex XIn an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. The declaration of polyols and/or starch and the declaration of type of fatty acids, other than the mandatory declaration of saturates and trans fats referred to in Article 29(1)(b), shall be presented in accordance with Annex XIII Part B.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the nutrition declaration per 100g or per 100ml referred to in Article 31(2), the information may be expressed per portion as quantifiedon the back onf the label, provided thatpack with an indication of the number of portions contained in the package is statedprovided that the portion size is based on an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2