2021/2205(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the promotion of healthy diets and a healthy lifestyle is a ~~sensitive and~~n increasingly important issue in our society and an integrated and comprehensive approach is needed between nutrition and lifestyle;

Amendment 100 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID, Marie DAUCHY, Elena LIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 105 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 10 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread, and that these measures shall include films, animations and testimonies to educate children on animal-welfare, nutrition, the impact of diets on climate change, the environment and nature conservation, as well as resources for training teachers and school staff;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 10 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread; considers, therefore, that the mere distribution of products, in the absence of any educational measures, is not sufficient to instil a healthy lifestyle;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 10 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures where necessary in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures~~, such as a~~ and to focus on healthy ~~eating habits,~~and sustainable eating habits and sustainable agriculture, in ~~general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming~~cluding organic farming, as well as food security, climate change, environmental protection, social justice and human and animal health and welfare;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, ~~such as~~with a focus on ~~healthy eating habits, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular~~a mindful, healthy, varied and balanced diet; agriculture in general and its relationship with the traditions, culture and identity of the relevant regions; and sustainable agriculture, including organic farming;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, such as a focus on healthy eating habits, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming; calls on the Commission to provide guidance, including on the educational and safety measures relating to allergens and the alternative solutions being considered in order to adapt to the situation of children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, such as a focus on healthy ~~eating habit~~and sustainable eating habits, nutritional education and culinary skills, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming, as well as the reduction of food waste; considers that health, environmental, animal welfare and agricultural authorities should collectively contribute to this guidance;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 11 #

Isabel CARVALHAIS, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the promotion of ~~healthy diets and~~mindful, varied and balanced diets together with a healthy lifestyle is a sensitive and increasingly important issue in our society;

Amendment 110 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, drawing on best practices from Member States, such as a focus on healthy eating habits, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming and actions to counteract food waste;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, such as a focus on healthy eating habits, avoiding food waste, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a manual/guide containing examples of educational measures that are clear and can be adapted by each Member State, which can be implemented in order to increase schoolchildren’s interest in consuming fruit, vegetables and dairy products; considers that the way in which the educational information is transmitted must be interactive and adapted to the schoolchildren’s age;

Amendment 115 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure appropriate involvement of national authorities responsible for health and nutrition, environment, agriculture and education in drawing up appropriate accompanying measures suitable for the age group and local specificities in terms of diet, cultural habits or farming practices;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that educational activities must be carried out by qualified staff at each educational establishment;

Amendment 117 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, including greater involvement of parents ~~and teacher~~, teachers, school staff, local producers, as well as relevant civil society organisations;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, ~~including~~such as civil society organisations, and emphasizes the importance of greater involvement of parents and teachers;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, including greater involvement of ~~parent~~the entire school community, and parents’ associations and teachers;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the promotion of healthy diets and a healthy lifestyle is a sensitive ~~and increasingly important issue in~~issue and should become a priority for our society;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, including greater involvement of parents and teachers; suggests additional training and support for the actors responsible for the implementation of the programmes, namely for teachers, canteen personnel, chefs and dieticians;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, including greater involvement of parents and teachers; emphasises that when selecting suppliers, preference should be given to producers who are closer to the school in order to facilitate the implementation of educational measures;

Amendment 122 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Suggests that the concept of water schools and healthy hydration should be communicated within the educational measures of the School Schemes; highlights that water schools support regular drinking of water throughout the whole school day, to promote healthy habits and to reduce children's consumption of soft drinks and sweetened drinks;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possiblfruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products should remain the only products distributed under the EU school scheme;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution ~~should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU~~must originate from agricultural holdings in the Member States of the EU; stresses that products imported from third countries must therefore not be permitted within the scheme; considers, in addition, that the products distributed must be fresh and must not have been processed and, where possible, priority should be given to products from organic farming; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, quality and seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; ~~stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available;~~ emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Sstresses that the products for distribution should be ~~unprocessed~~fresh, high quality, unprocessed and, where applicable, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; ~~stresses that, in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available;~~ emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 126 #

Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Emma WIESNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, including animal welfare, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses ~~that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available~~in particular that the products selected for distribution should be as a priority locally-sourced and seasonal, and where local sourcing is not possible, products distributed should in any case be seasonal; emphasises that products should reflect local healthy eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 127 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID, Marie DAUCHY, Elena LIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should ~~be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirement~~originate in the EU, be organic where that is considered beneficial and processed as little as possible, without excluding dairy products that have been minimally processed, such as yoghurt and cheese; calls on the Member States to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, ~~fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available~~the EU’s overseas production must be given priority; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should ~~be unprocessed, organ~~take balanced approach on different kind of production methods, which andre originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 129 #

Alin MITUȚA, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, or~~ganic and originate in the EU~~, in exceptional cases, minimally processed, locally produced where available, and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce a requirement for at least 25% of the products distributed by each Member State to be organic, in line with the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Organic Action Plan; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental, quality and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair- trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas 53% of Europeans are considered overweight1a; whereas there is a clear pattern for education level, and as a result, the proportion of overweight people falls as the educational level rises; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210721- 2#:~:text=While%2045%25%20of%20adu lts%20living,body%20mass%20index%20( BMI).

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be ~~unprocessed,~~ organic ~~and~~, originate in the EU~~; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements~~, healthy, nutritious and sustainable in accordance with the Farm- to-Fork Strategy; calls on the Commission to introduce minimum sustainability requirements (including the establishment of criteria for seasonal food and local food) and to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including h~~ealth~~uman and animal health and welfare, environmental, social and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU and should, if possible, be products with European quality indications; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas and other tropical fruit, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU and its outermost regions are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 132 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should ~~be unprocessed, organic and~~ originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic ~~and~~, originate in the EU and locally produced where possible; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, ~~organic~~local and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 135 #

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed~~, organic~~ and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should becontinue to be conventional, regional, preferably unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible and prioritise seasonal fruits and vegetables; There should be a balance between different products, such as fruits, vegetables, dairy products, honey and nuts;

Amendment 138 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect seasonal availability, local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 139 #

10a. Underlines that products for distribution should originate from agricultural productions with the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, quality, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair- trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 14 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas a varied, balanced and healthy diet combined with regular physical activity is essential for the health of our citizens;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights the interlinkages between human, animal and environmental health, as demonstrated within the One Health approach; considers that product selection criteria which take into account environmental and animal welfare considerations can therefore contribute to the School Schemes’ main goal of improving human health

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Highlights the importance of aligning the school scheme with the ambitions set out in the Farm-to Fork- Strategy;

Amendment 142 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Stresses that the School Schemes and products supported therein should be in line with the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Beating Cancer Plan, and the European Child Guarantee, and should be consistent with the EU contribution to the targets set by the Paris Climate Accords.

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Insists that the consumption of organic products should always be market driven; welcomes the distribution of organic products within the EU school scheme at the discretion of the Member States, as no fixed percentage or exclusivity should be indicated;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the Commission to include plant-based proteins and fortified plant-based milk alternatives, as well as a wide variety of legumes, nuts and seeds in the scope of the scheme;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Highlights that school schemes should play a role in boosting public procurement of organic food, as part of the EU Organic Action Plan, and thereby contributing to the achievement of the Farm to Fork objective for organic production to reach 25% of agricultural land use in the EU by 2030; Calls on the Commission to promote the use of green public procurement criteria in the Member States, as well as actions to improve information, education and the promotion of organic produce

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Emphasizes that to ensure the scheme includes and caters for children from cultures with a prevalence of lactose intolerance, and a less meat-centric diet, either due to religious or cultural considerations, plant-based proteins, such as tofu, and seitan, fortified plant-based drinks and a wider variety of pulses, nuts and seeds should be included in the scope of the scheme;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10d. Underlines the need to make a variety of vegetarian and vegan options available in schools to cater for children with dietary restrictions and needs, which should be nutritiously complete and include a source of protein, fats and carbohydrates, fortified plant-based drinks as an alternative to milk, as well as a complete micronutrient profile;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)

10e. Calls on the Commission to ensure the scheme becomes more inclusive and also caters for children who cannot or choose not to consume dairy products for medical, dietary, ethical or other reasons, as this growing group of children currently has no access to alternatives for dairy products and are therefore excluded from participating in a part of the scheme;

Amendment 149 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should ~~not be permitt~~be reduced within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goalcalls for the highest public health authorities in the Member States to set the maximum levels of added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the foundation for a sustainable and healthy society is already being laid at school;

Amendment 150 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID, Marie DAUCHY, Elena LIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that products containing large quantities of added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should ~~not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of~~be distributed as little as possible within the scheme; urges the Member States to prioritise products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with ~~its objectives and wider EU policy goal~~their public health objectives;

Amendment 151 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; ~~urges~~calls on the Commission ~~to remov~~, in cooperation with Member States and health and nutrition authorities, to closely analyse the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content, in view of their strict limitation or removal, in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals; calls on Member States to enable close and effective cooperation between health and nutrition, agriculture, environment and education authorities in drawing the list of eligible products and educational activities, in full respect of the objectives of the School Scheme;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that products containing ~~added~~ sugars, fats~~, salt or sweeteners~~ or salt should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that animal-based products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals; recommends the promotion of healthy natural alternatives for sugars such as honey

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers that the school scheme must set limits as to the extent of processing permitted in both food and drink products; stresses the need to keep processing to a minimum, with no added sugar or sweeteners in particular, and in line with recommendations of the local health and nutrition authorities or on recommendation of the latest scientific guidance, including from microbiome science, in order to ensure a healthy formulation and appropriate nutrient profile to match children's needs; Considers that plant-based drinks should be restricted to plain or original versions, with no additional sugar, fat or sweeteners; Considers that processing of dairy milk should be limited to pasteurisation:

Amendment 156 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out an evaluation of the quantities of food waste generated by the School Scheme, identify potential causes and provide guidance on curbing food waste associated with the Scheme, in line with Farm to Fork Strategy, while avoiding administrative burdens for Member States, schools or suppliers.

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses the importance of collecting school level data in agreement with the General Data Protection Regulation concerning food intolerances, allergies and diseases or syndromes impacted by nutrition, such as diabetes or Coeliac disease, and using the information to provide alternatives and to ensure inclusivity in the application of the scheme;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Insists that the scheme should include alternative products that suit children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen, thus ensuring the child’s safety during school hours;

Amendment 159 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses that it is necessary to incentivise the consumption of vegetables, so that they are made quickly available for consumption and may be directly consumed, after portioning and the use of an appropriate packaging system that makes them easy to eat but which must not be confused with processed products;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas nutrition education which promotes a varied, balanced and healthy diet is crucial to stimulate healthy consumption habits and therefore it should be improved all across the EU;

Amendment 160 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Underlines that the consumption of fruit and vegetables within the school scheme should be incentivised; suggests the introduction of fresh ready-to-eat fruit and vegetables;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Considers that in order to incentivise the consumption of oranges (and therefore increase vitamin C uptake) self-service citrus juicing machines should be placed next to them so that natural orange juice can be produced (without adding water);

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Considers that the Member States should allocate a minimum percentage of the EU budget to educational measures, which should, in addition, be more frequent and widespread, including through the participation of children and adolescents in educational programmes at educational farms; specifically, considers that all the products distributed should be accompanied by a technical description data sheet (e.g. species and variety), the place of production, the production system and the product’s nutritional and qualitative characteristics;

Amendment 163 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits ~~from an earl~~and an inclination for a healthy lifestyle from an early age; as we are seeing a worrying increase in childhood obesity and related health conditions, a healthy diet and a balanced lifestyle are two concepts that children should be familiarised with from nursery age;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Suggests that while the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits from an early age, attention should be also given to secondary schools, especially when it comes to educational measures;

Amendment 165 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, but not be restricted solely to these latter, as children should acquire healthy habits from an early age;

Amendment 166 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID, Elena LIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy and sustainable habits from an early age;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens ~~and prim~~, primary schools and secondary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits from an early age;

Amendment 168 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Recalls that access to healthy and sustainable food and to proper nutritional education is influenced by socio-economic environment and invites the Commission to explore a review of the target groups, in order to ensure that children at risk of poverty or social exclusion have priority access to healthy and nutritional food and educational measures, in line with the Farm to Fork Strategy and the European Child Guarantee objectives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to allow for flexible formulas between products and educational measures, based on the actual needs of the target groups;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that, in some Member States, especially in rural schools, the products may not be attractive for the children to consume, since they are always available to them in their own household; considers that, in this situation, an alternative solution would be to redistribute the funds in order to develop local, small-scale economic activities that generate more diversified products;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas all schoolchildren should have equal and fair access to healthy, nutritious and sustainable food products;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Highlights that the use of no or minimal packaging in the transport and distribution of school scheme products should also be a criterion in purchasing decisions

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Stresses that alternative diversified products need to be available, to suit children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen, and that additional funds need to be allocated for this; recommends that educational establishments should have a clear database of all schoolchildren who are predisposed to such intolerances; considers that the quantity of diversified products needed must also be specified when drawing up specifications for public tender procedures;

Amendment 172 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of synergies with other breakfast initiatives or the distribution of regular school meals, with a view to reach a higher number of children and ensure coordination between initiatives at national, regional, local level or those carried out by NGOs or private entities.

Amendment 173 #

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to reduce the administrative burden of implementing the scheme, particularly in the context of distribution measures to i~~mprov~~ncrease participation rates of schools in the scheme and the use of national budgets; considers that one way of streamlining the scheme could be to simplify or eliminate the procurement procedures ~~so that schools wishing to participate do not have to shoulder the administrative burden~~;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to reduce the administrative burden of implementing the scheme, particularly in the context of distribution measures to improve participation rates and the use of national budgets; considers that one way of streamlining the scheme could be to simplify the procurement procedures, to extend running times and to reduce the inspection effort so that schools wishing to participate do not have to shoulder the administrative burden;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point a (new)

(a) Urges the Commission and the Member States to include digital food monitoring in order to reduce the administrative burden which would contribute to the measures for digital transformation of the agriculture and realisation of the goals from the CAP

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that ~~public~~ procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award~~; insists that large suppliers must not have~~, as well as all other existing criteria, but also criteria that significantly favour the producer over the supplier and favour food that is produced as close as possible to the school; calls for the abandonment of the ‘winner takes all’ principle which often results in large suppliers having a predominant position to the detriment of small farmers participating in the scheme;

Amendment 177 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that ~~large suppliers must not have a predominant position~~procurement procedures shall ensure that equal access and fair competition is in place, so that large suppliers are not unfairly advantaged to the detriment of small farmers participating in the scheme;

Amendment 178 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID, Elena LIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position toin the ~~detriment of farmers participating in the sch~~scheme, and that the focus should be on small- scale farmers and the selection of extensive and sustainable farming systemes;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should ~~comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award~~prioritise the most local tender; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is hugely important t~~o raise awareness and educate child~~hat, through educational measures, children across the European Union understand and are awaren onf matters such as local food chains, organic farming, food quality, nutritional value of food, sustainability in food production, food security and food waste;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights that public procurement procedures which have the lowest price as their sole award criterion are damaging to the goals of the school scheme, as they risk providing poor quality produce, dissuading children from healthy consumption, and reducing the school scheme's capacity to source from smaller-scale farmers with quality produce. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme; makes it clear that priority should be given to products from local and short supply chains, direct sales and farm shops (managed by farmers) as well as producer organisations (POs), agricultural cooperatives and local markets managed by farmers;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme; calls on the Commission and Member States to prioritise products that are locally produced and which are from short supply chains, as well as products supplied by producer organisations(POs), agricultural cooperatives and farmers markets;

Amendment 183 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme, in order to maintain balance on the internal market, encouraging fair competition between large and small-scale entrepreneurs and farmers;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Proposes that public procurement procedures should be carried out separately for each product, so that small tenderers who develop a single category of products are not disadvantaged; stresses the importance of the fact that public tender procedures must be greatly simplified, so that they are accessible to all categories of entrepreneurs;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that rules related to local food procurement must be clarified, so as to enable aid applicants and public authorities involved in purchasing to give priority to local producers and thereby support the regional economy, whilst providing legal certainty that their purchasing decisions conform with single market rules

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Recommends that schools, municipalities and other purchasing authorities include social, environmental and also exclusion criteria in their public procurement procedures, to ensure priority is given to local and sustainable SME producers, and to ensure that suppliers with poor animal welfare standards or undertaking intensive cattle rearing may be excluded;

Amendment 188 #

Alin MITUȚA, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to explore the option for schools to have longer- lasting contracts, with the possibility to renegotiate prices, as this would reduce the need for such extensive documentation; highlights that this could be an incentive for smaller producers to participate in the scheme;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to explore the option for schools to have longer- lasting contracts, as this would reduce the need for such extensive documentation; longer-lasting contracts will provide more predictability and stability for farmers and will encourage more farmers to join the scheme;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as local food chains, organic farming, sustainability in food production and food waste, as well as food security, climate change, environmental protection, social justice and human and animal health and welfare;

Amendment 190 #

Alin MITUȚA, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Urges the EU to encourage the Member States to reduce and simplify the level of documentation required of the beneficiaries of the scheme in order to alleviate the administrative burden they face and calls on the Commission and Member States to increase the uptake of digital tools in the management of documentation;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Highlights the importance of teachers and other educational/supervisory staff in schools as role models in the consumption of healthy produce, and calls for the required budgetary and administrative flexibility to enable such individuals to participate in school schemes and demonstrate healthy eating habits alongside the children

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Proposes streamlining the management, control, monitoring and evaluation requirements, both for the competent authorities of the Member States and the scheme’s beneficiaries; considers that when choosing a supplier, priority should be given to those who are prepared to provide the GPS coordinates of the production location and that production closer to the school should be proportionally preferred over production further away from the school;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Propose~~Considers establishing a forum to encourage the Member States to share best practices in order to identify successful ways of streamlining the implementation of the scheme;

Amendment 194 #

Alin MITUȚA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Proposes establishing a forum to encourage the Member States to share best practices in order to identify successful ways of streamlining the implementation of the scheme; recalls the existence of the Civil Dialogue Group meetings, held by the European Commission, which already include regular discussions on the EU School Scheme and recommends building up on this forum;

Amendment 195 #

Alin MITUȚA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility for the candidate countries to participate as observers in the forum dedicated to the School Scheme, in order to foster international cooperation, as it is already the case for research, monitoring and data sharing on child obesity and policies to counteract it, under the WHO COSI platform.

Amendment 196 #

Alin MITUȚA, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)

Calls on the European Commission to explore the possibility of launching a School Scheme for candidate countries, financed through existing instruments such as the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Invites~~Calls on the Commission to ~~introduce measures to ensure that data pertaining to the scheme is comparable across the Member States~~establish a method for collecting complete, harmonised and is comp~~lete~~arable data so as to provide the aggregated data ~~and lear~~necessary in mor~~e about~~der to carry out adequate ex ante and ex post impact assessments of the scheme across Europe;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses the importance of drawing up a strategy that clarifies the issue of unused products; this strategy should include examples of adequate management of these products, thus helping to reduce food waste

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Member States, in the interest of transparency and public awareness, to disclose the reasons for choosing a specific producer, as well as the process of implementing the school scheme and the use of the funding received;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission Action plan for organic farming in the EU,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness ~~and educate children on~~, educate and make all citizens and, in particular, children aware of important matters such as local food chains, organic farming, sustainability in food production and food waste;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Asks the Commission to ~~explore the possibility of introducing indicators~~introduce common, clear indicators, capable of being monitored, to serve as a basis for evaluating the implementation of the scheme beyond 2023; points out that the databases that could be used to develop these indicators are already available through the national strategies and should be incorporated within the scheme in future;

Amendment 201 #

Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Asks the Commission to explore the possibility of introducing common indicators to serve as a basis for evaluating the implementation of the scheme beyond 2023; points out that the databases that could be used to develop these indicators are already available through the national strategies and should be incorporated within the scheme in future;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recalls that the European Commission does not evaluate the Member States' strategies or the monitoring and evaluation reports for the EU School Scheme; invites the Commission to play a more active role and provide feedback and guidance to the Member States, building on existing best practices, in order to better assist them in the implementation and the monitoring of the scheme.

Amendment 203 #

Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to develop an enhanced communication strategy in order to boost the take-up of the scheme by schools in Member States with low participation rates and to improve the recognisability of the EU Scheme and its financial contribution; stresses that EU ~~material~~communication kits could also be used as a means of further encouraging schools to take part; calls on the Commission to analyse the possibility of drawing, together with nutrition experts, an accessible and easy to read Healthy Food and Nutrition Guide to be distributed to all children and adolescents participating in the Scheme;

Amendment 204 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to develop an enhanced communication and publicity strategy in order to boost the take-up of the scheme by schools in Member States with low participation rates; stresses that EU material could also be used as a means of further encouraging schools to take part, in both urban and rural areas;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to develop an enhanced communication strategy in order to boost the take-up of the scheme by schools in Member States, especially those with low participation rates; stresses that EU promotional and communication material could also be used as a means of further encouraging schools to take part;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to place a greater focus on communicating how the products are distributed, and, in the case of animal-based products, how animals have been raised, transported and slaughtered, including particular emphasis on the promotion of regional and local products, by developing and providing more uniform material to the Member States to increase awareness and information relating to the scheme;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to place a greater focus on communicating how the products are produced and distributed, including particular emphasis on the promotion of regional and local products, by developing and providing more uniform material to the Member States to increase awareness and information relating to the scheme;

Amendment 21 #

Alin MITUȚA, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as healthy diets supported by scientific research, local food chains, organic farming, seasonality, sustainability in food production and food waste;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as local food chains, ~~organic~~the consumption of seasonal products, organic or integrated farming, sustainability in food production and food waste;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as the adoption of a varied and balanced diet, local food chains, organic farming, sustainability in food production and food waste;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as local food chains, ~~organic~~ farming, sustainability in food production and food waste;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas children can play a key role in providing information to and raising the awareness of parents, relatives and peers about a mindful, varied, balanced and sustainable diet and a healthy lifestyle;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas nearly one child in three in Europe aged between 6 and 9 is overweight or obese;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas children should learn how we can protect the earth, all its inhabitants and its scarce resources;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~studies~~research haves shown that the consumption of f~~ruit and vegetables reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems~~oods high in fat, sugar and salt in the daily diet causes obesity and increases the risk of disease;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas studies have shown that C. the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of ~~life-threatening diseases and~~diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, intestinal autoimmune diseases, liver diseases and obesity, some of which are life-threatening, and also helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

— having regard to Europe's Beating Cancer Plan,

Amendment 30 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruit and vegetables, as part of a balanced diet, reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases ~~and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems~~;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems; whereas the levels of consumption of fruit and vegetables among children and young people is not satisfactory;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas studies have shown that ~~the consumption of fruit~~a decrease in the consumption of animal products, and an increase in the consumption of fruit, pulses, legumes, nuts, seeds and vegetables, reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems; whereas the consumption of vegetables, in particular, among children and young people is not satisfactory;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas a 2002 World Health Organization report stated that low fruit and vegetable consumption is one of the top 10 risk factors that contribute to mortality from known causes;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance and benefits of a healthy diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole, especially in the long term;

Amendment 36 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance of a healthy, varied and balanced diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance of a varied, balanced and healthy diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance of a healthy and sustainable diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas measures designed to educate children and adolescents on the importance of a healthy and balanced diet can have positive repercussions on society as a whole;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to Decision 5 COM 6.41 of 16 November 2010 by the Intergovernmental Committee of the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage approving the inscription of the Mediterranean diet on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,

Amendment 40 #

Isabel CARVALHAIS, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas nature and environmental education could be an important link in building and further strengthening the relationship of young people with nature in order to gain respect for people, animals and the environment, since nature and environmental education increases involvement with nature and ensures more sustainable behaviour later in life, making an important contribution to a sustainable lifestyle and a healthy living environment;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas in the EU an estimated 20% of the total food produced is lost or wasted, with households generating more than half of the total food waste, with negative impacts on the social, economic and environmental dimensions; whereas age appropriate educational measures encouraging the introduction of good practices could give a significant contribute to the reduction of food waste in the EU over the long-term;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the Mediterranean diet is a way of eating created from healthy habits with a dietary pattern that has great health benefits, recognised by the scientific community;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas measures designed to provide healthy food products to all schoolchildren, irrespective of their socio- economic background, can have cumulative positive effects on, contributing to their physical and mental health, to their development, but also has an indirect positive effect on the development of local communities, in particular small and family farms;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas measures designed to provide healthy and sustainable food products to all schoolchildren, irrespective of their socio- economic background, can have positive effects on their physical and mental health and lay the foundation for healthy and sustainable consumption and living patterns later in life;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas measures designed to provide free access to healthy food products to all schoolchildren, irrespective of their socio- economic background, can have positive effects on their physical and mental health and positive impacts on social well-being;

Amendment 46 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas European food production standards are ~~the~~ highe~~st and most rigorous in the world~~r than in most third- countries, but still do not meet citizens’ calls for higher animal welfare standards;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~European~~ food production standards in the EU are the highest and most rigorous in the world, especially in terms of sustainability;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas European food production standards are among the highest and most rigorous in the world; , yet agricultural production in the EU remains a significant contributor to pollution of water, soil and air, the emission of greenhouse gases, and biodiversity loss; whereas, as of 2015, the EU-28 generated an estimated 100 million tonnes of food waste each year1a, and recent reports put this figure at 153 million tonnes in 2021, which is greater than the total volume of food imported into the EU that same year1b _________________ 1a FUSIONS (2015) Food waste data set 1b Feedback EU (2022), No Time to Waste: Why the EU needs to adopt ambitious legally binding food waste targets, Rijswijk, the Netherlands: Feedback EU

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas European food production standards are the highest ~~and~~, most rigorous and most sustainable in the world;

Amendment 5 #

Alin MITUȚA, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— Having regard to the Council Recommendations (EU)2021/1004 of 14 June Establishing a European Child Guarantee9a _________________ 9a OJ L 223, 22.6.2021, p. 14.

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas fruit and vegetable intake in the European Union is still below the recommended level according to the EU’s Statistical Office; whereas there are remarkably large differences in the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed in the various EU Member States;

Amendment 51 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the Outermost Regions, primarily the archipelagic regions with remote islands, have greater difficulty ensuring regularity of supply of these food products;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the profile of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme should be raised and the programme better communicated in order for it to reach more participants;

Amendment 53 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas poorer diets and underlying health issues, such as obesity, are more prevalent among children from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the Commission has set a target of at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030;

Amendment 55 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas the school scheme should be aligned with the Farm-to-Fork Strategy and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan and educate on sustainable food production and sustainable food consumption, make healthy products more available to schoolchildren and encourage the shift to healthy and sustainable diets that include more plant- based foods;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas monitoring and evaluation are crucial for ensuring the proper functioning of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. whereas in most Member States tap water can be consumed safely and all schools in the EU should ensure the availability of tap water to children;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

Fd. whereas the school scheme should be an inclusive programme and take the multicultural dimension of schools in the EU into account by catering for the different diets and eating habits prevalent among children;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)

Ff. whereas there is a high meat and dairy consumption in the EU, while a third of the Europeans does not eat fruit and vegetables every day;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— Having regard to the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS wave 3) - 2019,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Regrets the fact that in many cases,~~Notes that the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive ~~is in~~should be sufficient to reach all target groups and generate the desired impact at national level;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets the fact that in many cases, the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive is insufficient to reach all target groups, to motivate all schools to join the project and generate the desired impact at national level;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets the fact that in many cases, the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive is insufficient to reach all target groups in all regions and generate the desired impact, uniformly and fairly, at national level;

Amendment 63 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Regrets the fact that in many cases, the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive is insufficient to reach all target groups and generate the desired impact at national level; in order to guarantee the continuation of well functioning programs the current distribution of aid should be taken as a minimal basis for distribution also in the future;

Amendment 64 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available~~Calls the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in view of the next School Scheme revision, to assess national performances, in order to produce sound analysis of the causes behind Member States displaying different absorption rates of the budget available, and provide more guidance built on best practices from Member States;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Deplores the fact~~Notes that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available; in this context, calls on the Commission to redistribute the funds not fully used by some Member States to Member States that have been successfully implementing this measure;

Amendment 67 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Benoît LUTGEN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available because of a very cumbersome implementation process that constitutes too great an administrative burden for schools;

Amendment 68 #

Gilles LEBRETON, Ivan DAVID, Marie DAUCHY, Elena LIZZI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available; notes that this is mainly due to the cumbersome administrative procedures that potential beneficiaries must comply with in order to access the programme;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available, mainly due to the high amount of administrative and bureaucratic procedures;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

— having regard to the European Citizens' Initiative on Right2Water,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, ~~milk and dairy products~~pulses, legumes, nuts and seeds, and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to ~~consider a redistribution among the participants of~~incentivise full participation by all Member States in the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, given the rise in food prices, to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme so that resources are reallocated from Member States that use the budget only partially to Member States whose current budget is not sufficient; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;

Amendment 73 #

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and plant-based drinks, and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a fair redistribution among the participants of the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year; recalls that the amount of vegetables, fruit, milk and dairy products needed for consumption varies at least according to age;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year, and the inclusion of organic products, whose production costs are higher;

Amendment 76 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme, in case there has been an underuse of the amount allocated to a Member State; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers that plant-based drinks should be added as a further option within the school milk scheme, to enable schools to provide an alternative alongside dairy milk, notably for children with allergies, lactose-intolerance, different dietary needs or ethical considerations; Stresses that plant-based drinks should be sourced regionally via short supply chains, and should in all cases originate in the EU

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to include resources in the allocated budget envelope to take account of the situation of children with severe food allergies who have a history of severe allergic reactions on direct contact with or inhalation of the allergen, ensuring alternative solutions that do not threaten the child’s safety during school hours;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to restrict the budget envelope of dairy products to fortified plant-based milk alternatives;

Amendment 8 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Ulrike MÜLLER, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

— having regard to the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) and its first five surveys carried out between 2007 and 2020,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States guarantee a ~~certain~~minimum level of nutritional quality for the products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets; considers that surplus production and ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables that are in perfect condition should also be deemed eligible products with the aim of helping to reduce food waste;

Amendment 81 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States guarantee ~~a certain level of quality~~a minimum quality standard for the products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets; recalls that the provision of poor quality products has a negative impact on the implementation of the scheme, leading to a lack of interest in consumption and contributing to food waste;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States guarantee a ~~certain~~high level of quality for the products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States solely guarantee ~~a certain level of quality for the~~organic products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets;

Amendment 84 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Advocates that Member States with Outermost Regions should be given a higher budget under the programme, so that the amounts allocated per pupil offset context costs, ensure regularity of supply and maintain high quality standards;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of synergies between the EU School Scheme and other sources of EU funding, and allow top-ups from other relevant funds, in cases when Member States have already used the existing budget allocated to the School Scheme;

Amendment 86 #

Salvatore DE MEO, Herbert DORFMANN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Daniel BUDA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to periodically assess the possibility of gradually increasing the scheme budget, given its benefits to society as a whole;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to set a fixed budget that Member States should use for educational measures;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures, especially nature and environment education, in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives~~; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers;~~ and the need to align the educational measures with the objectives of the Farm- to-Fork Strategy; points out that visits to animal sanctuaries would provide children with an opportunity to learn about farmed animals’ natural behaviour outside the food production system; notes that visits to community gardens and related projects are also a critical tool to enable children to familiarize themselves with sustainable farming practices;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers; highlights that, in order to raise children’s awareness of the role of farms in society and everyday life, children could, amongst other things, visit milk processing plants, exhibitions and fairs, take part in competitions and theme days devoted to the consumption of fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products, get involved in gardening activities at school or, occasionally, taste products other than those that are distributed on a daily basis;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the promotion of healthy and sustainable diets and a healthy lifestyle is a sensitive and increasingly important issue in our society; whereas one in three children in the EU aged between 6 and 9 is overweight or obese2a; whereas healthy diets can reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases, such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers; whereas the promotion of healthy diets constitutes a preventive measure against disease and an investment in public health, contributing to the effectiveness of public spending in the long-term; _________________ 2a WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2022

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that ~~farm visits are~~getting to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers is a cr~~itic~~ucial tool to ~~enable~~reconnect children ~~to reconnect~~ with agriculture and t~~o get to know and experience at first h~~his can be achieved in various ways, including farm visits and othe ~~vital role played by farmers~~r interactive experiences with farmers, depending on the budget;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures ~~in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits~~to raise awareness of the nutritional value of fresh, seasonal, local and regional fruit and vegetables as well as milk and dairy products; points out that farm visits, preferably to those that produce food that children consume in the context of the school scheme, are a critical tool to enable children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers;

Amendment 92 #

Alin MITUȚA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Elsi KATAINEN, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children and adolescents to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers in ensuring access to safe, nutritious and sustainable food;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children to educate them how all food is produced, to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children and school pupils to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers; Calls to align the educational measures with the ambitions of the Farm to Fork Strategy as well as the Beating Cancer Plan, by educating on sustainable food consumption and encouraging the shift to a more plant- based diet, with more fruit, vegetables and wholegrains.

Amendment 96 #