6 Amendments of Sophie AUCONIE related to 2013/2091(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the five-point action plan1 presented by the Commission in March 2013 following the discovery of a vast network of fraudsters passing off horsemeat fraudas beef, __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/horsemeat/pl an_en.htm
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, at the same time, recent food fraud cases have damaged consumer trust in the food chain, having a negative impact on the agro-food sector, as individual casethese scandals damage the overall image of this key sector of the EU economy; whereas restoring consumer confidence is of paramount importancethe confidence of consumers of European agri-foods both inside and outside the European Union is of paramount importance; whereas, however, it must be stressed that the vast majority of European agri-foods are of excellent quality and therefore deserve international recognition;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas recent fraud cases include the marketing of ordinary flour as organic flour, of battery cage eggs as organic eggs, of road salt as food salt and, of horsemeat as beef, of the meat of racehorses treated with phenylbutazone as edible horsemeat and the use of methanol- contaminated alcohol in spirits;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. AcknowledgesDeplores the fact that combating food fraud is a relatively new issue on the European agenda, and that in the past it has never been a key priority for legislation and enforcement at EU or national levellevel; calls for all necessary steps to be taken now in order to guarantee an optimum level of food safety for consumers;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that Parliament has previously called on the Commission to undertake impact assessments on origin labelling for fresh meat and products containing meat; urges the Commission rapidly to present its impact assessments and report on this issue; stresses that origin labelling is not per se a tool for combating food fraud, although it may indirectly lead to a better-informed and more transparent supply chain; but is an effective way of improving the traceability of meat and of making the food chain more transparent and thus safer for consumers; calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose legislation making the indication of the origin of meat in pre-prepared dishes mandatory; calls on the Commission and the Member States, further, as regards the origin labelling of fresh sheepmeat, pigmeat, goatmeat and poultrymeat, to base the new rules on those already applicable to non-processed beef and veal and thus to ensure that consumers are informed about animals’ places of birth, rearing and slaughter;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the Commission proposal to strengthen penalties in order at least to offset the economic advantage sought through the violation, but considers that this is not dissuasive enough; believes that the Member States should set penalties for food fraud which are at least double the amount of the economic advance sought through the fraudulent activity; seems it necessary, as an extra deterrent, to set even higher penalties for fraudulent cases in which public health is deliberately endangered; proposes, furthermore, that in the event of repeated offencesfraud the food business operator’s registration be withdrawn, temporarily when the first offence is committed and definitively if there is any repeat;