Activities of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2011/2175(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Avoiding food wastage (short presentation)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the recent fall in factors of production is in contradiction with the need to increase the food supply in the EU,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to the need to ensure the use of appropriate materials for food packing and preservation, which are not prejudicial to health or to the products' durability,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that there is no harmonised definition of food waste in Europe; therefore invites the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal defining the typology of ‘food waste’ and asks that bio- waste from agriculture and the food supply chain be incorporated into the existing rules on waste;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public about the causes and effects of food waste and ways of reducing it, fostering a scientific and Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public about the causes and effects of food waste and ways of reducing it, fostering a scientific and civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls for the introduction of food education courses, particularly in secondary schools and colleges, as well as courses in cooking open to all European citizens, so as to encourage better behaviour; stresses the important role played by local authorities and municipal enterprises in providing information and support to citizens on preventing and reducing food waste;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the Commission to consider possible amendments to the public procurement rules on catering services so that, all other conditions being equal, when contracts are awarded priority is given to undertakings that guarantee that they will redistribute for free any unallocated (unsold) items to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power and that promote specific activity to reduce waste upstream, such as, for example, preference for agricultural and food products produced as near as possible to the place of consumption;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to promote the use of packaging variants specifically designed for both one-person and multi- person households;