Activities of Julie GIRLING related to 2016/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the FUSIONS project noted that there are few measurements of food losses in primary production activities such as agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture or fisheries1a ; whereas this prevents an accurate assessment of the overall scale of food waste in Europe; _________________ 1aFUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas some losses at farm level are the result of retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders relating to changes in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a distinction needs to be made between edible food waste and inedible parts in order to ensure appropriate and effective measures are taken to address both types of food waste;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the waste management hierarchy established by the Waste Framework Directive12 (prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) cannot be applied in full to food waste; whereas currently there is no specific hierarchy for the management of unconsumed food at EU level; whereas a food waste hierarchy which takes into account the entire supply chain should be established; _________________ 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas there is the potential for optimisation of the use of former foodstuffs and by-products from the food chain in animal feed production;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to include food losses in the agricultural and other primary production sectors in its calculations in order to ensure an approach which takes into account the entire supply chain; notes, nevertheless, that quantifying losses at the primary production stage can be difficult and calls on the Commission to identify best practices to assist Member States in gathering such data;