2011/2175(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on the Member States to create economic incentives for limiting food waste;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Urges the Commission to cooperate with the FAO in setting common targets to reduce global food waste;

Amendment 12 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Considers that the Commission should offer stronger support than at present to private and public efforts to combat food waste in the EU;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the ~~Commission to clarify food~~Member States to clarify the meaning of the date label~~ling~~s (‘Best before’, ‘Expiry date’, ‘Use by’) in order to reduce consumers' uncertainty regarding food edibility, and to disseminate accurate information to the public, notably the understanding that minimum durability date "best before" is related to quality whilst "use by" is related to safety;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ANotes the results of a survey conducted by the Commission (Consumer Empowerment in the EU – SEC(2011) 469), which found that 18% of European citizens asked did not understand the ‘Best before’ date; points out, therefore, the need to improve European consumers’ understanding of the exact meaning of the dates indicated; asks the Commission, therefore, to clarify food date labelling (‘Best before’, ‘Use by’) in order to reduce uncertainty regarding food edibility; encourages simplification rather than duplication (‘Sell by’ date and ‘Use by’ date) in order to avoid increasing confusion;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to clarify food date labelling within the EU (‘Best before’, ‘Use by’) in order to reduce uncertainty regarding food edibility;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to clarify food date labelling (‘Best before’, ‘Use by’) in order to reduce uncertainty regarding food edibility, and to assess and encourage measures such as dual-date labelling; urges the Commission to prioritise all aspects of food wastage within the European policy agenda; invites the Commission to take practical measures in order to half food waste by 2025;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to ~~clarify food date labelling (‘Best before’, ‘Use by’) in order to reduce uncertainty~~draw up guidelines on how EU food date labelling (‘Date of manufacture’, ‘Best before’, ‘Use by’) can help consumers make informed choices regarding food edibility;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to clarify food date labelling (‘Best before’, ‘Use by’) in order to reduce uncertainty regarding food edibility; notes that, owing to a lack of information, consumers often throw away food when it has lost its ideal form, even though it is still suitable for consumption;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Invites the Commission to consider possible amendments to the public procurement rules especially on catering services in order to better take into account the problem of food wastage;

Amendment 2 #

Mitro REPO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that food waste represents an challenge to the environment, brings about economic costs and poses an internal market challenge for both business and consumers;

Amendment 20 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that food waste is a result of economic structures that lead to overproduction and the unequal distribution of food;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Notes that the recently adopted Regulation on Food Information to Consumers clarifies that foods with a "use by" date should be considered unsafe after the expiry of the date;

Amendment 22 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Encourages~~Calls on the Commission, Member States and stakeholders to encourage information and education initiatives on food waste prevention that reinforce signals about the value of food and ~~consumers' own judgment on edibility – visual, olfactory and taste –, starting with teaching schoolchildren~~of looking, smelling and tasting to judge edibility, starting with teaching schoolchildren; encourages also concrete food waste prevention measures in school canteens, in canteens of public administrations and of public and private undertakings;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Encourages initiatives on waste prevention that teach consumers to adopt better food behaviour and reinforce signals about the value of food and consumers’ own judgment on edibility – visual, olfactory and taste –, starting with teaching schoolchildren;

Amendment 24 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the promotion of initiatives to prevent food waste, already at the individual consumer level, by raising consumer awareness and promoting responsible behaviour, for example, when shopping;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the stakeholders to continue to take shared responsibility; encourages them to enhance coordination along the ~~food~~ supply chain ~~and to~~to further improve their logistics, stock management and packaging; ~~believes that discount offers s~~asks also the stakehoulders to ~~a greater extent target excess stock and food near expiry~~recognise and explain the nutritional value of agricultural products with imperfect sizes/shapes in order to reduce the discarded products;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on stakeholders to continue to take shared responsibility; encourages them to enhance coordination along the food supply chain and to improve logistics, stock management and packaging to tackle food wastage along the entire supply chain; believes that discount offers should to a greater extent target excess stock and food near expiry as well as damaged food; emphasises the need to reduce packaging and to offer more bulk goods;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on all stakeholders ~~to continue~~in the food chain to take ~~shared~~greater responsibility; encourages them to enhance coordination along the food supply chain and to improve logistics, stock management and packaging; ~~believes that discount offers should to a greater extent target excess stock and food near expiry;~~

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on stakeholders to continue to take shared responsibility; encourages them to enhance coordination along the food supply chain ~~and to improve logistics, stock management and packaging~~by paying particular attention to food storage and transport; believes that discount offers should to a greater extent target excess stock and food near expiry;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on stakeholders to continue to take shared responsibility; encourages them to enhance coordination along the food supply chain, tackle disparities in food distribution, limit unnecessary use and to improve logistics, stock management and packaging; believes that discount offers should to a greater extent target excess stock and food near expiry;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that food waste represents an economic, environmental and societal cost and poses an internal market challenge for both business and consumers;

Amendment 30 #

Mitro REPO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the food industry and other stakeholders to offer variation in food package size and to take better into account single households in order to reduce food waste and thereby consumers' carbon footprint;

Amendment 31 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses the importance of continuing to invest in the development of innovative production techniques, i.e. in efficient methods for packing and storing products;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges retailers to use their daily contact with consumers to communicate ways of storing and using food more efficiently~~, e.g. with~~ and to encourage consumers to plan their food shopping (e.g. practical tips and awareness-raising campaigns); believes that discount offers should further target excess stock and food close to expiry date, such as offering 50% discount 24 hours before the expiry date;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges retailers, public authorities and local actors to use their daily contact with consumers to communicate ways of storing and using food more efficiently, e.g. with practical tips and awareness campaigns;

Amendment 34 #

Eija-Riitta KORHOLA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges retailers to use their daily contact with consumers to communicate ways of storing and using food more efficiently, e.g. with practical tips and awareness campaigns; as well as spread the knowledge of effective recycling of food packaging;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Asks the Commission to draw up guidelines on which refrigerated and freezer cabinets should be used by food retailers; notes that those used at present in the sector in Europe waste too much energy, which is bad for the environment and also leads to the risk of foodstuffs being unfit for consumption before their expiry date;

Amendment 36 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to issue recommendations regarding temperatures for refrigerators in retail outlets, households and public service, based on evidence that ~~high~~wrong temperatures causes unnecessary waste;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission in cooperation with Member States to issue recommendations regarding temperatures for refrigerat~~ors in retail outlets, households and public service, based on evidence that high temperature causes unnecessary waste~~ion based on evidence that high temperature causes unnecessary waste; underlines that harmonised levels of temperature would improve product conservation and reduce food waste for products transported and sold cross- border;

Amendment 38 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission to publish a user- friendly manual on the use of ~~discarded and expired products for food~~food close to expiry dates while ensuring food safety in donation and animal feed, building on best practices in the food supply chain;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the ~~Commission~~actors concerned at European, national, regional and local level to publish a user- friendly manual on the use of discarded and expired products for food donation and animal feed, building on best practices in the food supply chain;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that food waste represents an economic and environmental cost and poses an internal ~~market~~ challenge for both business and consumers;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Urges~~Calls on the Commission to publish a user- friendly manual for the retail trade and consumers on the use of discarded and expired products ~~for food donation and animal feed~~, building on best practices in the food supply chain;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Commission to publish a user- friendly manual on the use of discarded and expired products for food donation and ~~animal feed, building on best practices in the food supply chain~~to encourage consumers to cooperate with animal welfare organisations;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes the interest in developing the composting of biodegradable food as an alternative to discarding products; welcomes initiatives in Member States to provide citizens with collective areas for this purpose; calls on the Commission to encourage these efforts by promoting the exchange of experience and good practice at European level;

Amendment 43 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Sandra KALNIETE, Andreas SCHWAB, Lara COMI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes that waste management in the Member States can be improved to help make the food chain more effective; calls on the Commission to investigate the link between food waste and the quality of waste management and to assess which measures can be taken in the field of waste management to reduce food waste;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission, Member States and stakeholders to ~~share and make availabl~~exchange best practices, combining knowledge from relevant forums and platforms ~~e.g. through~~such as the EU Retail Forum on Sustainability, the EU Food Sustainable Consumption and Production Roundtable, the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain, the Informal Member States Network "Friends of Sustainable Food", the Consumer Goods Forum, etc.

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on Member States and stakeholders to share and make available best practices, combining knowledge from relevant forums and platforms e.g. through the Consumer Goods Forum; considers in this context that food waste can be reduced through greater cooperation between consumers, the retail trade, food producers, packaging manufacturers, schools and other actors in the non-profit and state sectors; calls therefore for the creation of an EU-based web platform that is open to all actors and disseminates knowledge on food waste prevention.

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on Member States and stakeholders to share and make available best practices, combining knowledge from relevant forums and platforms ~~e.g. through the Consumer Goods Forum.~~;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to look into food wastage within the EU’s own institutions by launching an information campaign in EU canteens and restaurants and introducing methods to assess the volume of food waste generated by agents of the decision-making institutions;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Encourages Member States to promote branded products and to achieve the EU’s food policy objective of expanding the scope of high-quality food in the common market;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that food waste represents anot only economic costs, but has also ethical, environmental, social, nutritional and health implications and poses an internal market challenge for both business and consumers;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that food waste ~~represents an economic cost and~~is also a waste of both economic and environmental resources; points out that it poses an internal market challenge for ~~both~~ business and consumers and emphasises that strong political action is required to break the habit;

Amendment 7 #

Eija-Riitta KORHOLA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that food waste represents an economic and environmental cost and poses an internal market challenge for both business and consumers;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recommends that common EU standard objectives be set on how to measure and record food waste;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on each Member State to set national targets for reducing food waste, and on the Commission to set targets for reducing food waste in the Union;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on a more efficient and fairer retail market (A7-0217/2011),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas reducing food waste is a significant ~~and indeed a~~ preliminary step ~~towards~~in combating ~~and reducing~~ hunger in the world, ~~confr~~respontding to the increase in demand predicted by the FAO and improving people's nutritional levels,

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas less food waste would mean more efficient land use, better water resource management, and positive repercussions for the whole agricultural sector worldwide, as well as boosting the fight against undernourishment in the developing world,

Amendment 12 #

Juozas IMBRASAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas food waste has not just ethical ~~but also economic, environmental, social, nu~~, economic, social and nutritional but also health and environmental implications, since unconsumed food mountains make a major contribution~~al and health implications~~ to global warming and food waste produces methane, which as a greenhouse gas is 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide,

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G а (new)

Ga. whereas there is minimal wastage of food by consumers in developing countries; and whereas any food waste in those countries is mainly due to financial and technical limitations along the entire food production chain,

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas, according to recent studies, for every kilogram of food produced 4.5 kg of CO2 are released into the atmosphere; whereas in Europe the approximately 89 M/t of food wasted produce 170 M/t CO2 eq./yr, broken down thus: food industry 59 M/t CO2 eq./yr, domestic consumption 78 M/t CO2 eq./yr, other 33 M/t CO2 eq./yr; whereas the production of the 30% of food which ends up not being consumed accounts for an additional 50% of use of water resources for irrigation, while producing a kilogram of beef requires 5-10 tonnes of water;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the threat to food security is accompanied by mirror-image rich-world scourges such as obesity, cardiovascular illnesses and cancers arising from a diet overrich in fats and proteins, the result being that the world's overfed population numbers as many as the underfed and malnourished,

Amendment 17 #

Giovanni LA VIA

Motion for a resolution
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 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H а (new)

Hа. whereas the exchange of good practices at European and international level, as well as assistance for developing countries, are of major importance in combating food waste worldwide;

Amendment 19 #

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas food waste occurs across the entire food supply chain from the agricultural production stage, to the storage, processing, distribution, management and consumption stages,

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas every year in Europe a growing amount of healthy, edible food – some estimates say up to 50% – is lost along the entire food supply chain, in some cases all the way up to the consumer, and becomes waste,

Amendment 20 #

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the players in the food supply chain are chiefly responsible for food security and addressing avoidable food waste where possible,

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. Whereas some Member States ban food being sold at below cost price, robbing retailers of the opportunity to sell unsold fresh food at a cheaper price to consumers towards the end of the day and contributing further to waste in the food chain,

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. Whereas the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain and the European Sustainable Consumption and Production Roundtable are working towards improving efficiency and sustainability along the food supply chain,

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes food security to be a basic human right that is achieved through the availability, accessibility, use and temporal stability of healthy, adequate and nutritious food; stresses that world food production is conditioned by a number of factors, including the finite nature of natural resources vis-à-vis the rising global population and the limited access to food of the most vulnerable strata;

Amendment 24 #

Giovanni LA VIA, Herbert DORFMANN, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes food security to be a basic human right that is achieved through the availability, accessibility, use and temporal stability of healthy, sufficient, adequate and nutritious food;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
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 26 #

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Council, Commission ~~and~~, Member States ~~to encourage ways of improving the efficiency of~~and players in the food supply chain ~~and~~to address~~ing~~ as a matter of urgency the problem of food waste along the entire supply chain~~; urges them to prioritise both of these aspect~~ and to devise guidelines and support ways of improving the efficiency of the food supply chain sector by sector and urges them to prioritise this within the European policy agenda;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to encourage ways of improving the efficiency of the food supply chain and addressing as a matter of urgency the problem of food waste along the entire supply chain; urges them to prioritise both of these aspects within the European policy agenda; in this context, calls on the Commission to raise awareness of the on-going work in both the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain and the European Sustainable Consumption and Production Roundtable, also with regards to recommendations on how to tackle food waste;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned about the fact that a considerable amount of food, despite being perfectly edible, is being discarded on a daily basis with disturbing consequences from the food, environmental, ~~social and economic~~economic and ethical points of view; therefore invites the Commission to ~~analyse the causes and effects of the disposal, wastage and landfilling annually in Europe of approximately 50% of the food produced, to include a detailed analysis of the waste as well as~~make an assessment of the economic, environmental, and nutritional ~~and social impacts~~impacts of foodwaste; furthermore invites the Commission to tmake practical measures towards halving food waste by 2025 and at the same time preventing the generation of bio-waste;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~Does not affect English version~~

Amendment 30 #

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned about the fact that a considerable amount of food, despite being perfectly edible, is being discarded on a daily basis with disturbing consequences from the food, environmental, social and economic points of view; therefore invites the Commission to analyse the causes and effects of ~~the disposal, wastage and landfilling annually in Europe of approximately 50%~~wastage annually in Europe of a substantial proportion of the food produced, to include a detailed analysis of the waste as well as an assessment of the economic, environmental, nutritional and social impacts; furthermore invites the Commission to take practical measures towards halving food waste by 2025 and at the same time preventing the generation of bio-waste;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Council, Commission, Member States and players in the food supply chain to work together to develop a system of resource mapping and implement a policy to encourage resource efficiency over the entire lifecycle of food products;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of a policy of enforcement with regard to food waste; hopes that a waste treatment enforcement policy right along the food chain will be adopted by applying the ‘polluter pays’ principle;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that food waste has a number of causes: overproduction, faulty product targeting (unadapted size or shape), deterioration of the product or its packaging, marketing rules (problems of appearance or defective packaging), and inadequate stock management or marketing strategies;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Considers that, in order to reduce food waste as much as possible, it is necessary to involve all participants in the food supply chain and to target the various causes of waste sector by sector;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers it vital to reduce food waste along the entire food chain, from the field to the fork; stresses the ~~need to adopt a coordinated strategy followed by practical action~~importance of exchanging best practice at European level in order to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers it vital to reduce food waste along the entire food chain, from the field to the fork; stresses the need to adopt a coordinated strategy followed by practical action at European level in order to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain, firstly by promoting direct relations between producers and consumers and shortening the food supply chain;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers it vital to reduce food waste along the entire food chain, from the field to the fork; stresses the need to adopt a coordinated strategy followed by practical action at European level in order to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain and to improve coordination between Member States to avoid food waste;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers it vital to reduce food waste along the entire food chain, from the field to the fork; stresses the need to adopt a coordinated strategy followed by practical action at European and national level in order to improve the efficiency of the food supply chain;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, when drawing up development policies, to support measures aimed at reducing waste along the entire food supply chain in developing countries where production methods, post- harvest management, processing and packaging infrastructure and processes are problematic and inadequate; believes, further, that improving the efficiency of the food supply chain can help the countries concerned achieve food self- sufficiency;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas a study published by the Commission estimates annual food waste generation in the 27 Member States at approximately 89 million tonnes, or 179 kg per capita, varying considerably between individual countries and the various sectors, without even considering agricultural food waste or fish catches returned to the sea; whereas total food waste will have risen to approximately 126 million tonnes (a 40% increase) by 2020 unless additional preventive actions or measures are taken,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, when drawing up development policies, to support measures aimed at reducing waste along the entire food supply chain in developing countries where production methods, post- harvest management, processing and packaging infrastructure and processes are problematic and inadequate; suggests encouraging the modernisation of this agricultural equipment and infrastructure in order to reduce post-harvest losses and extend the shelf-life of food;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for the retargeting of support measures at EU level regarding the distribution of food products to the Union's least-favoured citizens, Community aid for the supply of milk and dairy products to schoolchildren, and the programme for encouraging the consumption of fruit in schools, with a view to preventing food waste;

Amendment 42 #

Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
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~~make clear definitions of “food waste” and in this context also to make a separate definition for residuals of ‘food ~~waste’ and asks that~~ aimed at “biofuels” or “bio- waste ~~be incorporated into the existing rules on waste~~”, which are separate of ordinary food waste since they are re-utilized for energy uses;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
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 be incorporated into the existing rules on waste;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
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 45 #

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Invites the Commission to work towards harmonising EU food waste data requirements as there is no reliable evidence base to validate food waste figures across EU Member States and to use as the basis for designing effective food waste policy measures;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Believes that all Member States should make it possible for retailers to substantially reduce the price of fresh food, to below the cost of production when it is close to its sell before date, in order to reduce the amount of unsold food discarded and to offer a possibility for consumers with a lower disposable income to buy high quality food at cheaper prices;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Wishes to point out that agriculture, by its very nature, can play a fundamental and pioneering role in combating food waste; therefore u~~Urges the Commission to include ambitious measures to this effect in its next legislative proposals on agriculture, trade and distribution of foodstuffs; hopes for joint action by way of investment in research, science, technology, education, advice and innovation in agriculture with a view to reducing food waste and encouraging consumers to behave more responsibly and deliberately to prevent food waste;

Amendment 48 #

Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Wishes to point out that agriculture, by its very nature, is resource efficient and can play a fundamental and pioneering role in combating food waste; therefore urges the Commission to include ambitious measures to this effect in its next legislative proposals on agriculture, trade and distribution of foodstuffs; hopes for joint action by way of investment in research, science, technology, education, advice and innovation in agriculture with a view to reducing food waste and encouraging consumers to behave more responsibly and deliberately to prevent food waste;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Wishes to point out that agriculture, by its very nature, can play a fundamental and pioneering role in combating food waste; therefore urges the Commission to include ambitious measures to this effect in its next legislative proposals on agriculture, trade and distribution of foodstuffs; hopes for joint action by way of investment in research, science, technology, education, advice and innovation in agriculture with a view to reducing food waste and educating and encouraging consumers to behave more responsibly and deliberately to prevent food waste;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. Whereas the food aid distributed under the EU’s “Food Distribution programme for the Most Deprived Persons of the Community” plays a key role in assisting many NGOs and charity organisations in addressing hunger and undernourishment within the EU,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Urges the Commission, Member States and farming organisations to increase public awareness of the importance and value of agriculture to society and the value of agricultural produce;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to develop Guidance on the implementation of Article 5 of the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) which defines by- products. The lack of legal clarity under EU legislation regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste could hinder the efficient use of by-products;

Amendment 52 #

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and processors to develop guidelines to address avoidable food waste and to implement greater resource efficiency in their section of the food supply chain, to continuously work to improve processing, packaging and transporting so as to cut down on unnecessary food waste;

Amendment 53 #

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Urges the Commission, Member States and retailers to devise and implement voluntary agreements to pledge to take further resource efficiency measures and to address unnecessary food waste in their section of the food supply chain;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
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 civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; ~~calls for the introduction of food education courses, particularly in secondary schools and colleg~~suggests that food education courses be introduced by Member States, so as to ~~encourage better behaviour~~better inform the public; 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 55 #

Motion for a resolution
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 civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls for the introduction of food education courses, ~~particularly in secondary~~in schools and colleges, 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 56 #

Motion for a resolution
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 civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls for the introduction of food education courses, ~~particularly~~initially in primary schools, where possible, and then in secondary schools and colleges, 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 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote ~~awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public~~the exchange of best practices aimed at raising public awareness 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, 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 58 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and to inform them of the value of food and agricultural produce, fostering a scientific and civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; calls for the introduction of food education courses giving practical tips on food expiration, storage, keeping food at its best and food disposal, particularly in secondary schools and colleges, so as to encourage better behaviour; stresses the important role played by local authorities ~~and~~, municipal enterprises and retailers in providing information and support to citizens on preventing and reducing food waste;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
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 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Е

Е. whereas reducing food waste is a significant ~~and indeed a preliminary step towards~~step towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals connected with combating and reducing hunger in the world, confronting the increase in demand predicted by the FAO and improving people’s nutritional levels and hence improving their state of health,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
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 civic culture guided by the principles of sustainability and solidarity; ~~calls for the introduction of food education courses, particularly in secondary schools and colleges, so as to encourage better behaviour;~~ stresses the important role played by the media, local authorities and municipal enterprises in providing information and support to citizens on preventing and reducing food waste;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the initiatives already taken in various Member States aimed at recovering, locally, unsold a~~gricultural products and foodstuffs~~nd discarded products throughout the food supply chain in order to redistribute them to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power; points out in this regard the valuable contribution made, on the one hand, by volunteers in sorting and distributing such products and, on the other, by professional companies that are developing anti-waste systems and measures;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the initiatives already taken in various Member States aimed at recovering, locally, unsold agricultural products and foodstuffs in order to redistribute them to groups of citizens ~~who lack purchasing power~~below the minimum income threshold; points out in this regard the valuable contribution made, on the one hand, by volunteers in sorting and distributing such products and, on the other, by professional companies that are developing anti-waste systems and measures;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the initiatives already taken in various Member States aimed at recovering, locally, unsold agricultural products and foodstuffs in order to redistribute them to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power; stresses the importance of the exchange of best practices in this connection between Member States, as also of initiatives at local level; points out in this regard the valuable contribution made, on the one hand, by volunteers in sorting and distributing such products and, on the other, by professional companies that are developing anti-waste systems and measures;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the initiatives already taken in various Member States aimed at recovering, locally, unsold agricultural products and foodstuffs in order to redistribute them to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power; points out in this regard the valuable contribution made, on the one hand, by volunteers in sorting and distributing such products and, on the other, by professional companies that are developing anti-waste systems and measures; calls on the Commission to examine in detail best practice in the Member States and third countries before drawing up a coordinated strategy to tackle food waste;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on retailers to engage with food redistribution programmes for citizens who lack purchasing power and to implement measures allowing for products nearing expiry to be discounted;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Welcomes the work of companies and professional partnerships in the public, private, academic and community sectors in devising and implementing, at European level, coordinated action programmes to combat food waste;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to determine ways and means of better involving agri- food businesses, wholesale markets, shops, distribution chains, and public and private caterers and restaurants in anti-waste practices; notes, in this context, the importance of setting up a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) for food focussed inter alia on preventing food wastage;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that investing in methods leading to a reduction in food waste could result in a reduction in the losses incurred by agri-food businesses and, accordingly, in a lowering of food prices, thus potentially also affording poorer population groups better access to food; Calls on the Commission to determine ways and means of better involving agri- food businesses, wholesale markets, shops, distribution chains, and public and private caterers and restaurants in anti-waste practices;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to determine ways and means of better involving agri- food businesses, wholesale markets, shops, distribution chains, and public and private caterers and restaurants in anti-waste practices, including ending bans on selling food at below the cost of production;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas, according to the FAO study, the anticipated rise in the world’s population from 7 billion to 9 billion will necessitate at least a 70% increase in food supplies by 2050,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to ask the agri-food sector to assume its share of the responsibility for the food waste problem, in particular by packaging its products in smaller portions;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Invites the Commission to consider possible amendments to the public procurement rules on catering and hospitality 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;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to set an example by addressing food waste within the European institutions, and to take urgent and necessary measures to reduce the particularly large quantity of food discarded every day in the canteens of the various European institutions;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as clarifying dual-date labelling (‘~~sell by~~best before’ and ‘use by’) and discounted sales of out-of-date or damaged goods~~, as well as to reduce packaging so as to achieve eco- friendly products by means of industrial eco-design~~. Notes that the innovative and efficient use of packaging can play an important role in preventing food waste by reducing a product’s overall environmental impact. This can range from measures such as varying pack sizes to help consumers buy the right amount to providing advice on how to store and use products. The enforcement of the “polluter pays” principle would ensure that the liability of wastes is being placed with those that have created it;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as dual-date labelling (‘sell by'’ and ‘use by'’) and discounted sales of out-of-date or damaged goods~~, as well as to reduce packaging so as to achieve eco- friendly products by means of industrial eco-design~~ or the optimisation of food packaging (by means of industrial eco-design), on the basis of ongoing research into matching the product, its contents and the envisaged uses by consumers;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as dual-date labelling (‘sell by'’ and ‘use by'’) and discounted sales of out-of-date or damaged goods, as well as to develop packaging which does not encourage excessive consumption and reduce packaging so as to achieve eco- friendly products by means of industrial eco-design;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Notes that the world grain production has risen from 824 million tonnes in 1960 to around 2.2 billion tonnes in 2010, 27 million tonnes being added to production every year; if global agro-production continues this trend, by 2050 the increase in grain production relative to today would be sufficient to feed the world’s population; in the mean time, as post- harvest losses amount to about 14% of total production, and another 15% is lost in distribution and in household waste, three-fifths of the total supply increase needed by 2050 could be obtained if we just stopped wasting food,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as dual-date labelling (‘sell by’ and ‘use by’) and discounted sales of ~~out-of-~~food near expiry date or with damaged ~~goods~~packaging, as well as to reduce packaging so as to achieve eco- friendly products by means of industrial eco-design;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as addressing the problems caused by dual-date labelling (‘sell by’ and ‘use by’) and discounted sales of out-of- date or damaged goods, as well as to improve packaging to increase the longevity of the storage of goods and their freshness and to reduce packaging so as to achieve eco- friendly products by means of industrial eco-design;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to assess and encourage measures to reduce food waste upstream, such as dual-date labelling (‘sell by’ and ‘use by’) and discounted sales of out-of-date or damaged goods, stresses that some Member States increase waste by banning below cost selling, as well as to reduce packaging so as to achieve eco- friendly products by means of industrial eco-design;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Considers it essential that there is greater clarity and coherence in labelling in relation to food expiration, consistent storage and freezing guidelines for consumers, and for the Commission, Member States and food producers to ensure more effective measures are put in place to inform consumers of food edibility criteria;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Member States to encourage and back initiatives geared at stimulating sustainable small- and medium-scale production that is linked to local and regional markets and consumption; acknowledges that local markets are environmentally sustainable and contribute to stability in the primary sector; asks that the common agricultural policy should in future earmark the necessary funding to promote direct sales, local markets and all efforts to promote low or zero food milproduction including that which is linked to small- and medium- scale production; asks that the common agricultural policy should in future promote sustainable production and distribution measures;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Member States to encourage ~~and back~~ initiatives geared at stimulating sustainable small- and medium-scale production that is linked to local and regional markets and consumption; acknowledges that local markets are environmentally sustainable and contribute to stability in the primary sector; ~~asks that the common agricultural policy should in future earmark the necessary funding to promote direct sales, local markets and all efforts to promote low or zero food miles;~~

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Member States to encourage and back initiatives geared at stimulating sustainable small- and medium-scale production that is linked to local and regional markets and consumption; acknowledges that local markets are environmentally sustainable and contribute to stability in the primary sector; asks that the common agricultural policy should in future earmark the necessary funding to promote stability in the primary sector, for example via direct sales, local markets and all efforts to promote low or zero food miles;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that small local producers and local producer groups can take part in public procurement procedures for the implementation of specific programmes promoting, in particular, the consumption of fruit and dairy products in schools;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas reducing food waste is a significant and indeed a preliminary step towards combating and reducing hunger and undernourishment in the world, confronting the increase ~~in demand~~ predicted by the FAO ~~and improving people's nutritional levels~~,

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Indent 1

– whereas in Europe ~~as a whole~~ food losses during the production, post-harvest and processing stages and food waste during the retailing and consumption stages amounts to ~~280~~179 kg/year per capita~~, a large part of which ends up in landfills or incinerators, producing a large quantity of greenhouse gases (GHG)(methane) during the rotting and combustion processes~~;

Amendment 10 #

Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is convinced that the prevention of food losses has to be the very first priority of an EU bio-waste policy, from both an ethical and an environmental point of view; points out that there is no harmonised definition of food waste, which leads to serious discrepancies in the statistical data collection and hampers effective action on European and national level;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is convinced that the prevention of food losses has to be the very first priority ~~of an EU bio-waste policy, from both an ethical and an environmental point of view~~, as food is a valuable and scarce resource and millions of people are suffering from hunger;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is convinced that the prevention of food losses has to be the very first priority of ~~an EU~~EU food waste and bio-waste policyies, from both an ethical, social and an environmental point of view;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is convinced that the prevention of food losses has to be the very first priority of an EU bio-waste policy, from both an ethical, economic and an environmental point of view;

Amendment 14 #

Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is convinced that the prevention of food losses has to be the very first priority of an EU bio-waste policy, from ~~both~~an ethical, economic and e~~thical and an e~~nvironmental point of view; calls for measures to be taken to reduce the waste of food products in the food industry, trade, public restaurants, healthcare establishments, schools and other establishments, as many types of biowaste arise as a result of the consumption of food by communitiews;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that the EU’s bio waste policy should be thought through and adapted from both an ethical and an environmental point of view;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is of the opinion that avoidance of food wastage is more efficient than composting, incinerating or land-filling food waste as there will be less GHG emissions and less spillage of water;

Amendment 17 #

Marit PAULSEN, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recognises that reducing food waste has significant environmental benefits, not only in terms of avoiding the negative effects of waste disposal, but also in terms of saving energy, emissions, water and land use in the production process and avoiding negative effects related to potentially unsustainable agricultural production practices, such as water pollution and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is concerned by the fact that the environmental costs of production, for instance the amount of fresh water used to produce a hamburger, are not properly reflected in consumer prices;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that (food-) waste should be recognised as a resource. If it under no circumstances can be used as foods, the opportunities to use waste in biogas plants should be improved and biogas production should be further supported.

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – footnote 1

1. ~~Global Food Losses and Food Waste, FAO, Rom 2011, S. 5, Abbildung 2.~~Preparatory Study on Food Waste across the EU 27, European Commission, Paris 2010, p. 11

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission to propose clear food waste reduction targets in the framework of the waste framework directive; calls on the Commission to put a special focus on food waste when assessing the Member States waste prevention programmes, objectives and indicators in accordance with the waste framework directive; calls for the appraisal of effects on the generation of food waste in the impact assessment of each food-related legislative proposal;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls on the Member States to put a special focus on food waste in their waste prevention programmes and to take legislative action aimed at avoiding food waste along the whole production chain, including at the level of retailer and wholesale trade; this should include the setting of targets for waste avoidance, separation and redistribution;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Encourages companies in the hospitality sector, public entities such as schools and hospitals, retailers and wholesalers to establish redistribution programmes in partnership with local charities so that uneaten but edible food is donated to those in need; stresses that this shall not lead to the reduction of public allocations to the poor;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware that to some extent the food loss and waste are unavoidable phenomena ~~which, once they have occurred, have to be taken care of with the best means available to us and which require~~ and can be prevented only to a certain degree through regulation and legislation; stresses therefore the need for improvements to the situation mainly by means of exchanges of best practices, improved routinves~~tments not only in technology but also in our behaviour, with the aim of avoiding the least desirable options, i.e. landfill and incineration;~~ when dealing with food and a change in behaviour on the part of enterprises and individuals; therefore urges the Commission and the Member States to mount appropriate information and education campaigns;

Amendment 24 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware that to some extent the food loss and waste are unavoidable phenomena which, once they have occurred, have to be taken care of with the best means available to us and which require investments not only in technology but also in our behaviour, with the aim of avoiding the least desirable options, i.e. landfill and incineration; Stresses the need for more bio recycling facilities and for increased household collection of unavoidable food waste such as unwanted components of food stuffs; supports actions such as home composting and bio recycling in agriculture.

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Is aware that to some extent the food loss and waste are unavoidable phenomena which, once they have occurred, ha~~Calls for a strict application of the waste hierarchy as laid down in the waste framework directive; to be taken care of with the best means available to us and which require investments not only in technology but also in our behaviour, with the aim of avoiding the least desirable options, i.e. landfill and incinerationherefore considers that food waste which was generated despite all efforts of prevention should be composted or used in biogas plants instead of incinerated or landfilled;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware that to some extent the food loss and waste are unavoidable phenomena which, once they have occurred, have to be taken care of with the best means available to us and which require investments not only in technology but also in our behaviour, with the aim of avoiding the least desirable options, i.e. landfill and incineration; believes that, in order to protect human health, the precautionary principle must be uppermost in the treatment and use of biowaste, particularly in the light of its possible indirect return to food / the food chain and its utilisation in imported foods and feedstuffs.

Amendment 27 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 29 #

Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Takes the view that food is a resource and that a hierarchy should be maintained when treating food waste, which means a cascade down from prevention, re use, recycling and as a last resort incineration or landfilling

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Indent 1 a (new)

- whereas 60% of the food waste from European households could be avoided, and 20% of food is thrown away owing to confusion over the dates on product labelling 2 __________________ 2 ‘Environment for Europeans’ magazine, published by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Environment, Luxembourg 2011, p. 8

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Is of the opinion that packaging must be optimised and reduced. Research and innovation in the field of intelligent packaging should be promoted to explore good solutions for the actual use by date for individual products.

Amendment 31 #

Elisabetta GARDINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)

2a. Firmly believes that an environmental consciousness in terms of valuing and preserving environmental resources must be fostered among consumers so that they understand that whenever there is consumption, there is also an impact on our environment;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that the GHG emissions associated to the production, packaging and transportation of food that is thrown away, are needless additional emissions; notes that improving the efficiency of the food supply chain, so as to prevent food waste and eliminate edible food waste, is a key action towards climate change mitigation;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to investigate what proportion of total food wastage already occurs during harvest; considers that, if this proportion is substantial, the Commission should propose approaches and measures to make it easier for farmers to avoid this;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Believes that sales by loose weight and in customised portions in supermarkets should be encouraged to delimit that customers purchase excess food.

Amendment 35 #

Anna ROSBACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that clearly indicated 'sell by' and 'use by' dates on foods should be introduced on food packaging in order to guide consumers regarding the shelf life of a product, before and after purchase.

Amendment 36 #

Anna ROSBACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Calls for investigation into whether previously issued regulations cause unnecessary rules that forces supermarkets and food shops to throw away perfectly usable food.

Amendment 37 #

Anna ROSBACH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Considers that, where possible, the regulation should be adjusted, to ease food banks, charity organisations', public institutions etc. possibilities for collecting and redistributing leftover food to the needy, without compromising food security.

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is aware that in Europe, where the main food waste takes place at the retail and consumption levels, ~~there is relatively little scope for regulation and leg~~only a coordinated action between the European and national regulators, industry and consumer organislation ~~to improve the situation~~s can achieve tangible results and that the main benefit must come from an exchange of best practice, improved routines in the treatment of food ~~and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their suppo~~, better packaging requirements (e.g. re-sealable packaging), more consistency in food storage labels and a change in behaviour on the part tof caompa~~igns aimed at those go~~nies and individuals;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Indent 2

– whereas in Europe and Northern America in the previous decades, when food production was abundant, food waste has not been a policy priority, which led to the overall increase of food waste along the food supply chain; whereas in Europe and North America food waste occurs predominantly at the retail and consumption stage, as opposed to the developing world, where production, harvest, processing and transport are the stages that pose the main problems;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is aware that in Europe, where the main food waste takes place at the retail and consumption levels, ~~there is relatively little scope for regulation and legislation to improve the situation and that~~ the main benefit must come from an exchange of best practice, improved routines in the treatment of food and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their support to awareness-raising measures and campaigns aimed at those goals;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is aware that in Europe, where the main food waste takes place at the retail and consumption levels, there is relatively little scope for regulation and legislation to improve the situation and that the main benefit must come from an exchange of best practice, improved routines in the treatment of food and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their support to campaigns aimed at those goals~~; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their support to campaigns aimed at those goals~~, particularly stressing educational initiatives which cultivate awareness among producers and consumers of the connection which exists between consumption and production and their awareness of costs, waste, the environment and health;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 43 #

Matthias GROOTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is aware that in Europe, where the main food waste takes place at the retail and consumption levels, there is relatively little scope for regulation and legislation to improve the situation and that the main benefit must come from an exchange of best practice, improved routines in the treatment of food and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals; ~~urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their support to campaigns aimed at those goal~~points out that there is currently very little awareness of food waste; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to initiate awareness-raising campaigns with the aim of bringing about long-term changes in behaviour and markedly decreasing food waste. Early childhood education and schools can play a key role in this;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is aware that in Europe, where the main food waste takes place at the retail and consumption levels, there is relatively little scope for regulation and legislation to improve the situation and that the main benefit must come from an exchange of best practice, improved routines in the treatment of food and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their support to campaigns aimed at those goals; notes, in this context, the importance of setting up a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) for food focussed inter alia on preventing food wastage;

Amendment 45 #

Juozas IMBRASAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is aware that in Europe, where the main food waste takes place at the retail and consumption levels, there is ~~relatively little scope for regulation and legislation to~~ample scope for improveing the situation ~~and that the main benefit must come from~~by means of an exchange of best practice, improved routines in the treatment of food and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their support to campaigns aimed at those goals and review existing legislation in this field;

Amendment 47 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Is concerned about some retail practices - such as offering discounts for multiple purchases and selling large pre- packed quantities of fresh produce - which appear to encourage customers to buy excess food and can therefore lead to more food waste and little, if any, economic benefit for the consumer.

Amendment 48 #

Christa KLASS, Renate SOMMER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include measures in the legislative package on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy on the prevention of food waste in the production, harvest, processing and transport stages and to come forward with concrete actions improving public awareness and consumer responsibility in the retail and consumer stages;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Is aware that young people need well- considered instruction in domestic matters to teach them about food preparation and preservation and dealing with leftovers, thereby ensuring that more of the food is used and less discarded;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Indent 2

– whereas in Europe and Northern America food waste occurs predominantly at the retail and consumption stage, as opposed to the developing world, where production, harvest, processing and transport are the stages ~~that~~where losses pose the main problems;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to make an analysis of the whole food chain to identify which food sectors food waste is occurring most, and which solutions can be used to prevent food waste.

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that concrete initiatives for more and better consumer information and education should be introduced, in order to raise awareness and knowledge among the public about sound food handling and how to delimit food waste to a minimum.

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)

3a. Stresses the need to introduce separate collection systems for organic waste, so that this type of waste can be recycled and turned to good use whenever possible.

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Takes the view that much food waste can be prevented if the chain of production to customer is kept as short as possible, thus preventing long storage and transportation

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Is of the opinion that education and awareness raising about food as a precious resource should be introduced from early age.

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that excessive ‘quality requirements’(whether imposed by European or national legislation or by internal company rules) are at the basis of many unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasdeleted;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that excessive ‘quality requirements’(whether imposed by European or national legislation or by internal company rules), the misinterpretation or confusion over dates on the label and the lack of consistency in the terms employed (“best before”, “use by”, “sell by”, “display until”) are at the basis of many unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasted;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that ~~excessive ‘~~quality requirements’( regarding appearance whether imposed by European or national legislation or by internal company rules), which stipulate the size and shape of fresh fruit and vegetables in particular, are at the basis of many unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasted;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that ~~excessive~~ ‘quality requirements’~~(whether imposed by European or national legislation or by internal company rules) are at the basis of many~~ as for example, but not limited to, the "use-by date", are necessary to ensure EU citizens are able to consume safe, healthy, adequate and nutritious food, although these 'quality requirements' might lead to unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasted;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that ~~excessive~~inadequate knowledge of the substance of ‘quality requirements’(whether imposed by European or national legislation or by internal company rules) ~~are~~is at the basis of many unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasted; calls on the Commission and Member States to review the situation with regard to date labelling and to consider introducing a requirement to indicate the date of packaging;

Amendment 6 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Renate SOMMER

Draft opinion
Indent 2 a (new)

- whereas it requires a paradigm shift to positively change consumers behaviour towards less food wastage, improvements can already be made in the EU food chain in the management of storage, transport and distribution stages,

Amendment 60 #

Sophie AUCONIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that excessive ‘quality requirements’ ~~(whether imposed by European or national legislation or by internal company rules) are at the basis of many unnecessary discards, which increase~~may be at the basis of unnecessary discards, which increase the amount of food wasted, at both the trade and the consumption stages; calls for initiatives to be developed to collect such food which is still fit for consumption, for the benefit of the amo~~unt of food wasted~~st deprived sections of society;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Emphasises that individual consumers can also take responsibility in developing better ways of using leftovers at home;

Amendment 62 #

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)

(a) Believes that new technological developments such as smart refrigerators and packaging with nanotechnology, can play a significant role in reducing food waste; urges the Commission to give special attention to reducing food waste in its research programmes.

Amendment 63 #

Renate SOMMER, Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for the improvement of EU food waste reporting requirements, more coherence in the labelling of expiration dates of foodstuffs, targeted awareness campaigns on European and national levels and a feasibility study on EU targets for food waste prevention;

Amendment 64 #

Oreste ROSSI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to facilitate organisations which voluntarily collect foodstuffs that are within or just past their ‘best-by’ date, and distribute these to individuals or families in need;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that a lack of understanding of what is meant by the minimum durability and use-by dates is one of the main reasons for food discards; is aware that, for reasons of legal certainty, food producers are especially cautious when determining minimum durability dates;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on retailers to take their responsibility to reduce food waste seriously; e.g. by easing requirements for marketing standards; calls on the Commission to gather and publish the best practices policies to avoid food waste of the European retail sector, as well as practical solutions to deal with or distribute foodstuffs that cannot be sold via the regular channels;

Amendment 67 #

Linda McAVAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises consumer confusion over food durability dates; recalls that the Food Information to Consumers legislation requires use-by dates or best- before dates, and calls on Member States to ensure that consumers are not misled by confusing labelling;

Amendment 68 #

Matthias GROOTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to draw up, with regard to food safety and standards, a strategy to introduce an impact assessment on food distribution and waste with the aim of reducing waste considerably;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)

4a. Recognises the importance of regulating product labelling and packaging practices to ensure an efficient food chain; believes, in this respect, that the correct labelling of ‘best-before’ and ‘sell-by’ dates for foodstuffs would greatly help prevent food waste;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Indent 2 a (new)

- whereas food waste not only gives rise to economic costs but also cannot be justified in ethical and environmental terms;

Amendment 70 #

Renate SOMMER, Christa KLASS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the issue of food waste should be addressed under the scope of Resource Efficiency and calls on the Commission to deliver specific initiatives targeting food waste under the Resource Efficient Europe flagship;

Amendment 71 #

Sophie AUCONIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls for the continuation of the European food aid programme for the most deprived persons, which makes it possible to use Common Agricultural Policy intervention stocks and at the same time to supply food and thus provide food security for millions of people in Europe;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points in this connection to Article 9 and Annex X of the new regulation on the provision of food information to consumers requiring labelling of the minimum durability and sell-by dates and instructions on special conditions of storage and use on packaging; calls on the Member States and the food industry to conduct information campaigns which will enable consumers to understand the labelling and correctly interpret the minimum durability dates in particular;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility, in the light of new demographic and social trends that are altering consumption patterns (people living alone, single-parent families, etc.), of bringing forward a legislative proposal on individual and single-portion containers that make it easier for consumers to purchase the right amount of a product; such individual containers should be recyclable or reusable and meet EU environmental standards and recommendations on sustainability, so that they do not result in additional waste.

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Considers in this context that there is an overall need for EU citizens to know more about food and nutrition;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Refers to its resolution of 6 July 2010 on the Commission’s Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union, particularly paragraphs 1 to 4 thereof, in which the European Parliament again urged the Commission to come forward as a matter of urgency with a specific legislative proposal for the treatment of bio-waste, of which food waste is only a part;

Amendment 76 #

Linda McAVAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that genuine food waste can provide a significant and sustainable source of biomass, and can be used to replace bioenergy produced from unsustainable wood imports;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines on which refrigerated and freezer cabinets should be used in the food trade and recommendations on temperature levels for the storage and transport of food; notes that the refrigerated and freezer cabinets used at present waste too much energy and that food is kept at the wrong temperatures, which is bad for the environment and also leads to the risk of foodstuffs being unfit for consumption before their expiry date;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that incineration of food can only be acceptable if it ~~is linked to energy recov~~leads to environment-friendly energy ~~and prevents the production of GHG emissions~~generation;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Takes the view that incineration can only be acceptable if it is linked to energy recovery and prevents the production of GHG emiss~~Considers that the recycling of biowaste by composting or use in biogas plants is far preferable to its incinerations;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Indent 2 a (new)

- whereas food production is linked with a high level of CO2 emissions and resource use (including land and water);

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that incineration ~~can only be acceptable if it is linked to energy recovery and prevents the production of GHG emissions~~of food waste is to be avoided and may only be acceptable after a hierarchy has been followed and the waste has been used to its highest value;

Amendment 81 #

Sophie AUCONIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that the use of incineration ~~can only be acceptable if it is linked to energy recovery and prevents the production of GHG emissions~~should be limited to the minimum possible, unless it results in efficient energy recovery;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that the potential of food waste for energy recovery purposes, should not affect, or delay, action towards tackling the food waste problem as such;

Amendment 83 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Renate SOMMER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to investigate the link between food waste and the quality of Member States’ waste management and to assess which measures can be taken in the field of waste management to reduce food waste;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Asks the Member States to support sustainable and efficient local production and ~~marketing of products, thus avoiding long and sometimes complicated logistics and reducing carbon footprints~~distribution, thus contributing to reducing food waste;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Asks the Member States to support short supply chains and sustainable local production and marketing of food products, thus avoiding long and sometimes complicated logistics and reducing carbon footprints;

Amendment 86 #

Rovana PLUMB

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote awareness-raising and education campaigns among the public and with local authorities, and to foster dialogue with civil society;

Amendment 87 #

Marit PAULSEN, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Britta REIMERS, Antonyia PARVANOVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Point out the initiatives already taken in various Member States aimed at recovering, locally, unsold agricultural products and foodstuffs in order to redistribute them to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power; stresses that these initiatives are complementary to existing social security and welfare systems and should not be replacing them in Member States;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the issue of food efficiency receives as much attention and awareness-raising as the issue of energy efficiency, since they are equally important for the environment and our future;

Amendment 89 #

Pavel POC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to set up reporting requirements for Member States on food waste and a standardisation of methodologies for calculating food waste quantities at Member State level to ensure comparability.

Amendment 9 #

Elisabetta GARDINI

Draft opinion
Indent 2 a (new)

- whereas, moreover, post-harvest losses are estimated to be EUR 4 billion each year in Europe alone;

Amendment 90 #