2023/2081(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)1 a, _________________ 1 a OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1.

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)

– having regard to the third UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to ensure healthy lives and promote well- being for all at all ages,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights that, even when the claims for infant formula have strong scientific support, for instance the health claim "DHA intake contributes to the normal visual development of infants up to 12 months of age", their use may be inappropriate since they still risk undermining breastfeeding and limit access to improvements in these important nutritional products to those able to pay a premium price;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. considers that insects should not be authorised in food, in particular as a source of protein; concludes, therefore, that protein claims should not be usable for such foods and in any case not counted towards the necessary percentage to be able to use these claims;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Brings the attention to the influence of social determinants in consumer’s literacy of nutrition claims; stresses the need for adopting of a harmonised, mandatory, and effective front-of-pack nutrition labelling system which summarises nutritional profiles of different food products, and respective monitoring mechanisms;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility to restrict the use of the permitted nutrition claim ‘no added sugar’ for products containining sweeteners or high levels of free sugars;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Strongly supports the on-going publication by EFSA of specific guidelines according to the use of a claim;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Supports the establishment of prior consultations between manufacturers and the EFSA to enable the agency to present its expectations in the context of submitting their claim request, while respecting the principle of the independence of the EFSA;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that the lack of harmonisation at EU level concerning the classification of botanical substances as either food or medicine means that a plant substance can be labelled as ‘food’ in one Member State and as ‘medicine’ in another; underlines that such inconsistencies pose challenges to manufacturers and regulators and have the potential to negatively affect the safety and well-being of consumers;deleted

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out the absence of an EU positive or negative list of botanical substances used in foods and food supplements, as well as the absence of a comprehensive list of beneficial or adverse health effects of botanicals, resulting in legislative disparities among the Member States, market fragmentation and potentially unsafe products reaching consumers;deleted

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out that there are significant constitutional concerns about the continued use of the ‘on-hold’ claims under the transitional measures of Article 28 of the NHCR; points out that the Court of Justice expressed in its judgement of 23 November 20171a that the Commission was obliged to adopt a list of permitted claims by 31 January 2010 at the latest and it only partially did so with Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 establing a list of permitted health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to the children's development and health1b; _________________ 1a C-596/15 P and C-597/15 P, ECLI:EU:C:2017:886 1b OJ L 136, 25.5.2012, p. 1.

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the imperative need to address the ‘on-hold’ list of claims on botanicals; is concerned that the continued use of the ‘on-hold’ claims under the transitional measures of Article 27 of the NHCR could mislead consumers, who may falsely assume that the ‘on-hold’ claims have been scientifically assessed and risk managed; considers, furthermore, that the ‘on-hold’ list creates unfair competition for food business operators and discourages innovation as the uncertainty surrounding the situation deters long-term investmentsn form of further evaluation of these claims as an urgently required measure for consumer protection just as highlighted as an key result of the NHCR evaluation report commissioned by the Commission; disapproves the continued suspension of the evaluation of claims on botanicals and strongly calls on the Commission to comply - in cooperation with the European Food Safety Authority - with the legal obligations under the NHCR and to remove those claims that have already been assessed negatively from the 'on hold' list to ensure consumer protection;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)

– having regard to the UNICEF report of December 2013 entitled ‘Children’s Rights in Impact Assessments: A guide for integrating children’s rights into impact assessments and taking action for children1a; _________________ 1a http://www.unicef.org/csr/css/Children_s_ Rights_in_Impact_Assessments_Web_161 213.pdf

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Is very concerned that the continued use of the ‘on-hold’ claims under the transitional measures of Article 28 of the NHCR misleads consumers, who may falsely assume that the ‘on-hold’ claims have been scientifically assessed and risk managed, and could pose a health risk for consumers as herbal medicines and botanical food supplements based on the same plant substance(s) cannot - or only with difficulty - be distinguished by them;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses the need for up-to-date health claims concerning traditional uses and/or on botanical substances still undeclared ; invites the Commission to set up a call for plants used in food operators to propose new claims;

Amendment 113 #

Peter LIESE, Tomislav SOKOL, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers it appropriate to explore the concept of ‘traditional use data’ in the efficacy assessment of health claims on plants used in food, taking into account the current regime for traditional herbal medicinal products; invites the Commission to assess whether the acceptance of traditional use evidence for the efficacy substantiation of health claims on botanicals would necessitate the creation of a separate category within the NHCR;deleted

Amendment 114 #

Peter LIESE, Tomislav SOKOL, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Andreas GLÜCK, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that it is not always obvious for consumers to distinguish between traditional herbal medicinal products and foods with health claims, which can lead to misunderstandings about their use; simply extending the concept of 'traditional use data' for the classification of health claims on plants used in food, which currently applies only to traditional herbal medicines that must meet clear legal criteria indicating medicinal use, would be inappropriate and would only exacerbate the problem of misled consumers;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers it essential to promptly review, in line with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, the yet-to- be-assessed health claims related to botanicals in foods, especially for claims currently on the 'on hold list', ensuring the rejection of any previously negatively assessed claims to guarantee consumer protection;

Amendment 116 #

Peter LIESE, Tomislav SOKOL, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines that regulatory changes regarding the substantiation of claims on botanicals would need to be accompanied by the harmonisation of the safety framework for botanicals; emphasises the key importance of safety in use and advocates for regular reviews to be performed if claims were to be authorised based on ‘traditional use data’; insists on mandatory product labelling indicating claims authorised based on ‘traditional use data’ and advising that a physician should be consulted to ensure safe use and to avoid interactions with existing treatments or medical conditions;deleted

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Urges~~Calls on the Member States to collaborate effectively in establishing a ~~harmonised~~convergent approach on botanical food supplements and calls on the Commission to provide guidance in this regard; recommends that the ~~Commission and the~~ Member States set up an EU-level monitoring system on the adverse health effects of botanical food supplements;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to collaborate effectively in establishing a harmonised approach on botanical food supplements and calls on the Commission to provide guidance in this regard; recommends that the Commission and the Member States set up an EU-level monitoring system on the adverse health effects of botanical food supplements; calls on the Commission and Members States to release without delay an EU-level of negative list of botanicals used for food based on theirs toxicity or adverse health effects already considered in Members States;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)

Prebiotics and Probiotics

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the NCHR was introduced with the objective to assure a high level of consumer protection possible and to facilitate consumers' choice;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights the different interpretations of NHCR in regards to prebiotics and probiotics by Member States, reflected by the adoption of national guidelines and rules that allow the use of probiotics in several EU countries, which creates confusion for consumers, uncertainty for companies and fragmentation and unfairness of the single market;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Acknowledges the incoherence between legislation and clinical recommendations for pre- and probiotics; highlights the need to strengthen the scientific evidence of health claims for ‘probiotics’ and ‘prebiotics; calls for the harmonisation of the authorised “probiotics” in food and food supplements across Member States;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stongly calls on the Commission to enforce the NHCR in its entirety without undue delay; stresses that the European Food and Safety Authority should assess the claims on the 'on hold list' without further delay;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to set up a knowledge network aimed at fachieving harmonisation in the enforcement of the NHCR; points out that this network should facilitate the exchange of best practices, bridge interpretation gaps among Member States and address enforcement disparitiesilitating the exchange of best practices and ensuring the best possible consumer protection;

Amendment 124 #

Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES, Maria Angela DANZÌ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to set up a knowledge network aimed at ~~achieving harmonisation in the enforcement of the NHCR~~supporting the Working Group on Nutrition and Health claims - Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006; points out that this network should help facilitate the exchange of best practices, bridge interpretation gaps among Member States and address enforcement disparities;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights that the NHCR was adopted at a time when social media did not yet play such a large role in advertising and the sale of foods and food supplements; is concerned that the extent to which the NHCR effectively governs health-related online communications about foods remains unclear; stresses that claims of these types of products should duly inform that, if taken without moderation, may cause mental health disorders such as body dysmorphia, especially in adolescents;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights that the NHCR was adopted at a time when social media did not yet play such a large role in advertising and the sale of foods and food supplements; ~~is concerned that the extent to which the NHCR effectively governs health-related online communications about foods remains unclear~~points out that Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 should apply to any nutrition and health claims made in commercial communications, including on social media;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the need to ensure that the NHCR remains relevant in the online environment, especially because young people and certain more vulnerable populations, such as women, may be particularly sensitive to certain health claims and food information shared on social medias, and this represents a health risk as well as a psychosocial risk (eating disorders); considers it important, in this regard, to define what constitutes commercial communication on foods and food supplements on social media;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Is concerned about the presence of unauthorized and misleading nutrition and health claims online; points to the responsabilites of Member States and online platform providers as established by the Digital Services Act, namely to act against the dissemintation of illegal content and to ensure transparency for consumers as regards online advertising; highlights in particular the online advertising transparency obligations of providers of very large online platforms and very large online search engines;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for renewed attention to achieve an effective and EU-wide approach to tackle the exposure of children and adolescents to the advertising and marketing of processed foods high in fat, sugar and salt on broadcast and digital media; calls on the Commission to consider taking legislative action to protect the health of this vulnerable group of consumers;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas claims referring to children development and health in the labelling of foods may be authorised in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 15, 16, 17 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, provided that they satisfy the requirements set out, inter alia, in Articles 3, 5, and 6 of that Regulation;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Calls on the Member States and Regional Authorities to ban commercial communications in public spaces for unhealthy foods and to take a stand against the promotion of unhealthy choices by retailers and restaurants;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Reiterates the importance of recognising the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; regrets the lack of a systematic and evidence-based approach to creating healthy food environments and the continued reliance on self-regulation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively participate in creating a healthy food environment that sends the right signals to citizens and in particular to children, instead of seducing them to buy sweet, salty and fatty foods;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Recognises the adverse impact of conflict of interest between public health objectives and the interests of industries producing alcohol, tobacco, poorly nutritious and ultra-processed foods, and meat from animals treated with antibiotics and/or fungicides; emphasises the undue influence of these industries on health policies and strategies which hinder effective NCDs prevention efforts, and underlines that transparency is vital in maintaining the integrity of public health and that it is essential to implement stringent measures to mitigate conflicts of interest;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)

17e. Urges the overhaul of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, to align it fully with the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals, with view to bringing it into coherence with the objectives of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy and to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by promoting organic produce, focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy and sustainable nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates, increasing environmental awareness and encouraging a shift towards a more sustainable plant-based diet;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Invites the Commission to draft comprehensive guidelines for the enforcement of the NHCR online; considers that these guidelines should outline clear procedures and standards for monitoring and regulating health claims online, ensuring the accuracy and transparency of such claims and safeguarding the well-being of consumers in the framework of the Digital Services Act;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Invites~~Calls on the Commission to ~~draft com~~include monitoring the prehsensive guidelines for the enforcement of the NHCR online; considers that these guidelines should outline clear procedures and standards for monitoring and regulating health claims online, ensuring the accuracy and transparency of such claims and safeguarding the well-being of consumersce of fraudulent or deceptive nutrition or health claims online in the context of protecting public health in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market for Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act);

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create a platform to share best practices of online enforcement of the NHCR and encourage collaboration among the Member States’ competent authorities;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, as explained in Recital 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, foods promoted with claims may be perceived by consumers as having a nutritional, physiological or other health advantage over similar or other products to which such nutrients and other substances are not added, and this may encourage consumers to make choices which directly influence their total intake of individual nutrients or other substances in a way which would run counter to scientific advice;

Amendment 15 #

Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES, Maria Angela DANZÌ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the presence of nutrition or health claims affects consumers’ food choices, along with other characteristics such as price, brand, colour and packaging shape; whereas health claims, especially risk reduction claims, have more of an impact on consumers’ attitudes than nutrition claims10 ; whereas consumer understanding of nutrition and health claims is influenced by various factors, including nutritional knowledge and education levels so as to facilitate the shift to healthier diets and to stimulate food reformulation; _________________ 10 Pichierri M, Pino G, Peluso AM, Guido G., ‘The interplay between health claim type and individual regulatory focus in determining consumers’ intentions toward extra-virgin olive oil’, Food Research International. Vol. 136, Elsevier, October 2020, pp. 109467.

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the presence of nutrition or health claims affects consumers’ food choices, along with other characteristics such as price, brand, colour, language and packaging shape; whereas health claims, especially risk reduction claims, have more of an impact on consumers’ attitudes than nutrition claims10 ; whereas consumer understanding of nutrition and health claims is influenced by various factors, including nutritional knowledge and education levels; _________________ 10 Pichierri M, Pino G, Peluso AM, Guido G., ‘The interplay between health claim type and individual regulatory focus in determining consumers’ intentions toward extra-virgin olive oil’, Food Research International. Vol. 136, Elsevier, October 2020, pp. 109467., as well as environmental awareness;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the EFSA panel could not set “a safe level of intake” of free and added sugars because “the risk of adverse health effects (responses) increased across the whole range of observed intake levels (doses) in a constant (linear) manner, i.e. the higher the intake, the greater the risk of adverse effects”; whereas the World Health Organization's Cancer Research Agency (IARC) has classified the sweetener aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans"; whereas a systematic review by the WHO suggests that non-sugar sweeteners could be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, all-cause mortality, and increased body weight;

Amendment 18 #

Tomislav SOKOL

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas there are several voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes present currently within the EU single market which cause its fragmentation and may confuse consumers;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a much stronger focus on prevention is needed, which requires a holistic approach based on the One Health approach;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)1a , _________________ 1a OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas unhealthy diets, high in salt, sugar, fat and animal protein are a leading risk factor for disease and mortality in Europe;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas according to the WHO1a unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disability and currently cause 8 million premature deaths globally every year; whereas childhood overweight and obesity are increasing global public health challenges, whereas in 2020, 38.9 million children under 5 years of age were estimated to be overweight while over 340 million children and adolescents aged 5– 19 were overweight or obese in 2016; _________________ 1a https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/97 89240051324

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas according to the WHO1a, a major driver of the increases in obesity are current food environments, with increasing availability, accessibility, affordability and marketing of foods that are high in saturated fats, trans-fats, sugars or salt and are usually highly processed; _________________ 1a https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/97 89240051324

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

De. whereas the development of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and resulting health outcomes are linked to commercial and social determinants of health, which underlying factors correspond to substantial health inequities within and across EU countries;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)

Df. whereas numerous global documents endorsed by the World Health Assembly have proposed nutrition labelling as an important policy tool to improve nutrition and promote healthy diets;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)

Dg. whereas the WHO calls on governments to implement nutrition labelling, first and foremost nutrient declarations followed by Front-of-pack labelling that informs the consumer about the nutritional properties of a food to aid purchase and consumption decisions, with a view to respect, protect and fulfil the right to health1a; _________________ 1a https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/97 8924005132

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)

Dh. whereas front-of-pack nutritional labelling supports citizens in making healthier food choices and thereby preventing unhealthy consumption of food high in salt, fat and sugar;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D i (new)

Di. Whereas 70% of the products sold in supermarkets are ultra-processed foods, containing excessive amounts of sugar, salt and fats, and/or containing harmful food additives such as stabilisers, emulsifiers and thickeners, and/or having been prepared by means of harmful industrial techniques such as chemical modification, leading to an unprecedented health crisis;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D j (new)

Dj. whereas a diet rich in plant-based foods and with fewer animal source foods confers both to improved health and environmental benefits, and transformation to healthy diets by 2050 will require substantial dietary shifts; whereas global consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes will have to double, and consumption of foods such as red meat and sugar will have to be reduced by more than 50% in order to achieve dietary shifts;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D k (new)

Dk. Whereas the consumption of certain types of animal protein has a negative impact on human health, such as an increased risk of certain cancers and cardio-vascular diseases caused by the consumption of red and processed meats;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

~~— having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system7, _________________ 7 OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.~~deleted

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D l (new)

Dl. Whereas a shift to diets with a higher share of plant protein could lead to substantial decreases in GHG emissions, biodiversity loss, reduced land occupation and nutrient losses to the surrounding environment, while at the same time providing enormous health benefits and reducing mortality from diet-related non- communicable diseases;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, in its 2021 resolution on the Farm to Fork Strategy, Parliament explicitly welcomed the announcement of a legislative proposal to establish nutrient profiles in order to prohibit the use of nutrition and health claims on foods high in fat, sugar and/or salt and called for particular attention to be given to food for children and other special purpose foods;deleted

Amendment 32 #

F. whereas, in its 2021 resolution on the Farm to Fork Strategy, Parliament explicitly welcomed the announcement of a legislative proposal to establish nutrient profiles ~~in order to prohibit the use of nutrition and health claims on foods high in fat, sugar and/or salt~~ and called for particular attention to be given to food for children and other special purpose foods;

Amendment 33 #

Tomislav SOKOL

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. Whereas it has been estimated that in the EU in 2017 over 950,000 deaths (one out of five) and over 16 million lost healthy life years were attributable to unhealthy diets, mainly cardiovascular diseases and cancers;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas consumers continue to be exposed to positive nutrition or health claims on foods high in fat, salt or sugar, which ~~is incompatible with the objective of high-level consumer protection;~~ seems paradoxical but leaves to the consumer the choice of whether or not to buy;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas consumers continue to be exposed to positive nutrition or health claims on ~~foods high in fat, salt or sugar~~overall unhealthy foods, which is incompatible with the objective of high- level consumer protection;

Amendment 36 #

Michèle RIVASI, Manuela RIPA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas weight problems and obesity are increasing rapidly in most Member States, with more than half of European adults and one in three children being overweight or obese11; whereas labelling alone will not solve the problem of obesity and cannot replace a genuine nutrition education policy; _________________ 11 World Health Organization, ‘WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022’.

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas in its own-initiative resolution of 16 February 20221a, the European Parliament stressed in particular the role of healthy diets in preventing and limiting the incidence of cancer and encouraged the adoption of harmonised front-of-pack nutrition labelling; whereas the European Parliament supported this initiative in its own-initiative resolution of 20 October 2021 on the farm to fork strategy1b when it called on the Commission to ensure a mandatory and harmonised EU front-of- pack nutritional labelling based on scientific evidence and demonstrated consumer understanding to support accurate information on foods and healthier alternatives; _________________ 1a OJ C 342, 6.9.2022, p. 109. 1b OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas there is unequivocal evidence that childhood obesity is influenced by the marketing of foods which are high in fats, salt and sugar, yet children continue to be exposed to high levels of such marketing which employs powerful and persuasive techniques including increasingly via digital means;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the Commission was supposed to adopt, according to Article 13 (3) NHCR, a community list of permitted claims by 31 January 2010 at the latest;

Amendment 4 #

Michèle RIVASI, Manuela RIPA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

~~— having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘A Farm to Fork Strategy – for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system’ (COM(2020)0381),~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas effective information tools, such as front-of-pack nutritional labels which have been scientifically proven to be effective, can help consumers opt for foods which are lower in nutrients of concern; whereas, however, information provision, education and awareness campaigns alone are insufficient to achieve the required change towards more sustainable and healthy consumer choices as these can be influenced by other key elements of food environments such as affordability, marketing and availability;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas generally accepted scientific evidence shows that DHA in breast milk contributes to the visual development of infants, the synthesised DHA added to formula milks and other foods intended for infants is, however, in a different biological environment to breast milk, which is a species-specific, living substance with co-enzymes and co- factors which allow the fats to work optimally;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

Hc. whereas in its resolution of 16 February 20221a, the European Parliament stressed the role of healthy diets in preventing and limiting the incidence of cancer; _________________ 1a OJ C 342, 6.9.2022, p. 109.

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas, in 2012, the Commission established an ‘on-hold’ list of 2 078 health claims relating to plant substances, mainly due to the absence of human intervention studies, which led to the suspension of the EFSA assessment and authorisation procedure in 2010; whereas the ‘on-hold’ health claims – both those negatively assessed and those not yet reviewed – may still be used on the EU market according to the transitional measures set out in the NHCR, until a decision on the ‘on-hold’ list is taken; whereas consumers are thus exposed to unsubstantiated health claims and may believe that the stated beneficial effects have been scientifically evaluated when this is not the case;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas, in 2020, the Commissions concluded in its evaluation1a that consumers continue to be exposed to unsubstantiated health claims from the on-hold list and may believe that the beneficial effects communicated with the on-hold claims have been scientifically assessed and risk managed, whilst this is not the case; _________________ 1a https://food.ec.europa.eu/system/files/202 0-05/labelling_nutrition- claims_swd_2020-96_sum_en.pdf

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas consumers ~~are thus~~continue to be exposed to health claims with varying levels of scientific assessment, including claims that have yet to be authorised on botanical products or even failed to provide sufficient data to reach a conclusion about the cause- and-effect relationship;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas however, information provision, education and awareness campaigns alone are insufficient to achieve the required change towards more sustainable and healthy consumer choices as these can be influenced by other key elements of food environments such as affordability, marketing and availability;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the legislation on botanicals in foods and food supplements is not harmonised at EU level; whereas Member States either have positive, negative or no lists of botanical substances permitted in foods; whereas the classification of botanicals as either food or medicine lies within the competence of each individual Member State; whereas it is important to maintain a clear distinction between food and medicine as they serve different purposes; whereas the purpose of a medicinal product is to treat or prevent disease in human beings and food supplements are intended for consumers who don’t have immediate medical needs;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the legislation on botanicals in foods and food supplements is not harmonised at EU level; whereas Member States either have positive, negative or no lists of botanical substances permitted in foods; whereas the classification of botanicals as either food or medicine lies within the competence of each individual Member State; whereas these national specificities are also the result of different approaches and cultures which should be preserved;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas according to an impact assessment analysis of the NHCR1a, the overall cost of submitting an Article 13.5 or Article 14 health claim application is likely to be in the region of €0.26 million to €1 million per application, notably due to the high cost of human intervention studies; whereas this cost constitutes a considerable barrier for applications regarding health claims on botanicals; _________________ 1a Economic Impact Assessment of the European Union (EU)’s Nutrition & Health Claims Regulation on the EU food supplement sector and market, Graham Brookes GBC Ltd, UK, September 2010.

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/522 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing a Programme for the Union's action in the field of health (EU4Health programme) for the period 2021-2027, and repealing Regulation (EU) N° 282/2014 1a, _________________ 1a OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 1.

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas herbal medicines must undergo authorisation procedures before their introduction to the EU market, necessitating the demonstration of product safety, quality and efficacy and having to fulfil additional legal requirements, such as quality assessments, pharmacovigilance and good manifacturng practice (GMP) compliance; whereas herbal medicines that have been safely used for 30 years, including 15 years in the EU, can use a simplified registration procedure for traditional herbal medicinal products, where ‘traditional use’ data is accepted to substantiate the safety and efficacy of the product;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas herbal medicines must undergo authorisation procedures before their introduction to the EU market, necessitating the demonstration of product safety, quality and efficacy; whereas herbal medicines which are intended for the use without the supervision of a medical practitioner, that have been safely used for 30 years, including 15 years in the EU, can use a simplified registration procedure for traditional herbal medicinal products, where ‘traditional use’ data is accepted to ~~substanti~~demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the product;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the NHCR states that “probiotics/prebiotics” should be considered a health claim, currently either unauthorised or “on-hold” claims1a, for the exception of the lactose digestion of traditional yoghurt cultures which reduces lactose intolerance1b; whereas the labelling is employed with Latin terms for a particular strain of bacteria, which is not easily understood and creates confusion rather than clarity among consumers; _________________ 1a Farnworth Edward R. (2008) The Evidence to Support Health Claims for Probiotics. The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 138, Issue 6, Pages 1250S-1254S 1b Facioni, M. S., Raspini, B., Pivari, F., Dogliotti, E., & Cena, H. (2020). Nutritional management of lactose intolerance: the importance of diet and food labelling. Journal of translational medicine, 18(1), 260. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020- 02429-2

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

Lb. whereas digestive health issues linked with the gut microbiome dysregulation present a clear association with mental health conditions, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, and other inflammatory autoimmune disorders1a; _________________ 1a Vijay, A., Valdes, A.M. Role of the gut microbiome in chronic diseases: a narrative review. Eur J Clin Nutr 76, 489–501 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-021- 00991-6

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)

Lc. whereas Europeans are the worst affected by inflammatory bowel disease: about 10 in 100.000 people suffer from ulcerative colitis and about 5 in 100.000 people from Crohn's disease alone1a; whereas inflammatory bowel disease is the first cause of disease burden among digestive diseases in Europe1b, with increasing prevalence1c; _________________ 1a CORDIS - EU Research results (2017), Systems medicine of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (SysmedIBD) - The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 305564. 1b Wang, R., Li, Z., Liu, S.; Zhang, D. (2023). Global, regional, and national burden of 10 digestive diseases in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.10614 53 1c Alatab, S. et al. (2020). The global, regional, and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2017. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 5(1), 17–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468- 1253(19)30333-4

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)

Ld. whereas current clinical guidelines state that the use of probiotics are effective and safe for some medical conditions, including mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis in pediatric and adult populations 1a,1b; whereas “probiotics” present potential protective use in respiratory, diarrhoeal and other infections1c; _________________ 1a World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines (2023) Probiotics and prebiotics 1b Bischoff et al. (2023) ESPEN guideline on Clinical Nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease. Clinical Nutrition, Volume 42, Issue 3, P352-379 1c Li X, Wang Q, Hu X, Liu W. (2022) Current Status of Probiotics as Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 14;12:789063. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.789063

Amendment 56 #

Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES, Maria Angela DANZÌ

Motion for a resolution
Recital L e (new)

Le. whereas consumption of probiotics and prebiotics have increased in the last few years1a; whereas 79% of people want to be educated about digestive health, including probiotics and food supplements1b; _________________ 1a Zommiti, M., Feuilloley, M. G. J., & Connil, N. (2020). Update of Probiotics in Human World: A Nonstop Source of Benefactions till the End of Time. Microorganisms, 8(12), 1907. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms81 21907 1b Food Supplements Europe (2021) Probiotics: growing science and need for proper consumer communication on probiotic food supplements

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas social media significantly contributes to the advertising and sale of foods and food supplements, while the extent to which the NHCR regulates health-related online communications about foods remains unclear; whereas influencer or celebrity communications on social media are not always clearly commercial or non-commercial12 and can lead to unverified false and misleading claims on food products; whereas influencer or celebrity-driven online communications advertising protein or other supplements to enhance muscle growth are not a substitute of actual food and can lead to nutritional disorders such as body dysmorphic disorders; _________________ 12 Ashwell, M. et al., ‘Nature of the evidence base and strengths, challenges and recommendations in the area of nutrition and health claims: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences’, British Journal of Nutrition, 130(2), 12 October 2022, p. 233.

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) guarantees the protection of public health;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)

Nb. whereas the claims relating to the glycaemic index are perceived by the Commission as insufficiently characterised yet nevertheless meet the expectations of some consumers;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

– having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market for Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) 1a, _________________ 1a OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1.

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N c (new)

Nc. whereas two claims are made in relation to protein: ‘source of protein’ and ‘high protein’ for foods containing 12% and less than 20% protein respectively;

Amendment 61 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out an increasing consumer interest in food information13 ; stresses the need to ensure that information about the nutritional or health values of foods and the impact on the environment appearing on labels and being used for presentation, marketing and advertising purposes is accurate and meaningful; takes note that accumulated evidence from robust cohort studies worldwide suggests that the diet-health relationship cannot any longer be exhaustively explained by the nutritional composition alone since the overall food health potential is proven to affect human health independent of nutritional content; notes further that the conceptual framework of ultra-processing shifts the focus from nutrient composition solely to a broader focus on the nature and purpose of food production and processing and the carbon footprint, therefore including information regarding the food processing dimension to interpretive front-of-pack nutritional labels might be of public health interest for consumers, and efficaciously help them making healthier food choices; _________________ 13 European Union, ‘Eurobarometer – Making our food fit for the future – new trends and challenges’, October 2020.

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out an increasing consumer interest in food information13; stresses the need to ensure that information about the nutritional or health values of foods appearing on labels and being used for presentation, marketing and advertising purposes is accurate and meaningful, and is in the official language of the Member State; _________________ 13 European Union, ‘Eurobarometer – Making our food fit for the future – new trends and challenges’, October 2020.

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out an increasing consumer interest in food information13 ; stresses the need to ensure that information about the nutritional or health values of foods appearing on labels and being used for presentation, marketing and advertising purposes is accurate, science-based and meaningful; _________________ 13 European Union, ‘Eurobarometer – Making our food fit for the future – new trends and challenges’, October 2020.

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the regular updating and assessment of the list of health claims made on food to consider scientific developments in the fields of food and nutrition.

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to ensure that health claims remain aligned with ~~EU heal~~the policies and priorities; reaffirms the importance of the Commission’s discretion to not authorise claims when they could result in conflicting and confusing messages being conveyed to consumers14; _________________ 14 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 8 June 2017, Dextro Energy GmbH & Co. KG v European Commission, C-296/16, ECLI:EU:C:2017:437. of each Member State, which has competence in the area of health;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable plant-based diets, in line with the objectives of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, by raising consumer awareness on the impact of consumption patterns on human health, animal health and welfare and the environmental footprint and to enable consumers to make healthier choices;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the EU to support a shift towards a substantial increase in the consumption of plant-based products, driven by an increase in consumer demand, as it will be beneficial for human health as well as for the environment while also causing less animal suffering;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Reiterates its strong support for the ambitions and goals of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, in particular for policies stimulating healthy eating and a population-wide shift in consumption patterns towards more healthy foods, diets and lifestyles, including increased consumption of sustainably and regionally produced plants and plant- based foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and legumes, and to address the overconsumption of meat and ultra-processed products, as well as products high in sugars, salt and fats, which will also benefit the environment and animal welfare and secure a more resilient economy;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Recognises that front-of-pack labels have been identified by international public health bodies such as the World Health Organisation as a key tool to help consumers make more informed and healthier food choices; deeply deplores the delays on the side of the Commission to ensure that the EU mandatory front-of-pack nutritional label is developed based on robust, independent scientific evidence and demonstrated consumer understanding; stresses that a legislative proposal to ensure mandatory harmonised front-of-pack labeling needs to be adopted during the current mandate of the European Parliament;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to the EFSA scientific opinion regarding Tolerable upper intake level for dietary sugars,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Calls for regulatory measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health and for binding targets for major food producers and retailers to reformulate processed foods;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 73 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Reminds that, according to Article 4 of the NHCR, the Commission should have established nutrient profiles to restrict the use of nutrition and health claims on foods high in fat, sugar and/or salt by January 2009; regrets the fact that the Commission proposal on nutrient profiles has not yet been submitted, despite being planned for 202215 as part of a revision of EU legislation the establishment of a nutritional profile model has fundamental implications on several aspects of the community order and ultimately of the lives of citizens such as the correct information to consumer, free competition, the functioning of the internal market, agricultural production and the definition of standards relating to the healthiness onf food ~~information to consumers; _________________ 15 European Commission, ‘Facilitating healthier food choices – establishing nutrient profiles’.~~; stresses that in 2021 even the Intergovernmental Commission of the Codex Alimentarius had to decline request to establish a global standard of nutritional profiles, due to divergences between Member States and the absence of adequate scientific bases;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that nutrient profiles, which are long overdue, remain pertinent and necessary to meet the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods; welcomes the announcement of a legislative proposal to establish nutrient profiles; points out that many food products, including some marketed towards children, continue to use health and nutrition claims despite them having high levels of nutrients of concern; stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to prohibit the use of nutrition and health claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a sustainable food labelling framework and calls on the Commission to define the methodology and specify which dimensions of sustainability would be covered while ensuring that the new scheme does not conflict with existing environmental frameworks such as the EU ecolabel or the organic logo; highlights that many unsubstantiated and even misleading environmental claims and advertising methods are currently being used and calls on the Commission to introduce a regulatory framework establishing a clear, swift and efficient pre-approval procedure for all sustainability claims and labels; stresses that such a framework would protect consumers from untruthful sustainability claims while ensuring that businesses that genuinely strive for more environmentally friendly operations are duly rewarded for their efforts; stresses the need for inspections by public control authorities of any label allowed on food products;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reminds that claims should not mislead consumers about the true nutrient value of a product~~; highlights that, in the absence of nutrient profiles, claims can~~, for example by stressing a positive aspect of an overall unhealthy product; underlines that the development of nutrient profiles is necessary in order to achieve the consumer protection objective of the NHCR; calls for the swift publication of a Commission proposal on nutrient profiles to limit the use of nutrition and health claims on unhealthy foods;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reminds that claims should not mislead consumers about the true nutrient value of a product; highlights that, in the absence of nutrient profiles, claims can stress a positive aspect of an overall unhealthy product; underlines that the development of nutrient profiles is necessary in order to achieve the consumer protection objective of the NHCR; calls for the swift publication of a Commission proposal on nutrient profiles and a strong coherence with the objectives of the NHCR regulation to limit the use of nutrition and health claims on unhealthy foods; underlines that the future nutrient profiles, based on robust and independent scientific evidence, could encourage and help consumers to make informed, healthy and sustainable choices about food products;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reminds that claims should not mislead consumers about the true nutrient value of a product; highlights that, in the absence of nutrient profiles, claims can stress a positive aspect of an overall unhealthy product or a product that exceed thresholds of specific nutrients, such as fat, sugars and salt; underlines that the development of nutrient profiles is necessary in order to achieve the consumer protection objective of the NHCR; calls for the swift publication of a Commission proposal on nutrient profiles to limit the use of nutrition and health claims on unhealthy foods;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to the WHO Nutrition labelling: policy brief1a; _________________ 1a https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/97 89240051324

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the relevance of an approach aimed at promoting a balanced diet that includes a proper intake of all nutrients; recalls that a restrictive and superficial approach of excluding categories of food from nutrition and health claims would lead to a de facto market segregation that is not justified from a health perspective; stresses that such segregation would lead consumers to consider only those products bearing such claims as healthy, and to consider many products that are essential within a varied and balanced diet as unhealthy;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the EU4Health programme could invest more in food and nutrition education by developing actions in schools with a view to teaching young people to eat a healthy and balanced diet, according to a quantitative or qualitative nutrition education.

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for the swift publication of a Commission proposal on harmonised front-of-pack labelling;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Highlights that, when considering the use of nutrition or health claims on food products, portions consumed, the overall contribution of such food on the diet, the level of processing and ultra- processing, and the health and nutrition positive contributions of such food products should be taken into account;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls for the launch of information and awareness campaigns to support the marketing of foodstuffs with claims and to explain to consumers the usefulness of these claims and the evaluation process that precedes them;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights that consumers tend to overconsume food products bearing claims to promote better health, which is known as the ‘halo-effect’; advocates for the inclusion of both minimum and maximum usage thresholds on product labels, along with a recommendation to consult a healthcare professional before consuming food supplements in order to avoid potential adverse interactions with specific treatments;deleted

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights that consumers tend to overconsume food products bearing claims to promote better health, which is known as the ‘halo-effect’; advocates for the inclusion of both minimum and maximum usage thresholds on product labels of all foods and food supplements bearing health claims, along with a recommendation to consult a healthcare professional before consuming food supplements, in particular in order to avoid potential adverse interactions with specific treatments;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. considers that Member States may authorise GI (glycaemic index) claims accompanied by or similar to the authorised claims on postprandial glycaemic response specified in Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012, and within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, in order to support the EFSA opinion which gives a positive assessment of several health claims on the reduced postprandial glycaemic response as a specific health benefit.

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Regrets the delay of the proposal for a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers1a as well- evidenced front-of-pack nutrition labels which are independently developed and implemented and backed by significant amounts of scientific research have already been shown to be effective in helping consumers to opt for healthier food and beverage choices; _________________ 1a OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18.

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

– having regards to the WHO guiding principles and framework manual for front-of-pack labelling for promoting healthy diets1a; _________________ 1a guidingprinciples-labelling-promoting- healthydiet

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights that information asymmetry is expected to persist, with a food environment that is changing quickly, industry focusing on profit and consumers being unable or even unwilling to understand and use label information to support healthy dietary decisions1a; _________________ 1a https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles /PMC8161257/

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that information provision, education and awareness campaigns alone are insufficient to achieve the required change towards more sustainable and healthy consumer choices and need to be accompanied by policies and legislation which improve the food environments;

Amendment 92 #

Tomislav SOKOL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the European Commission to present as soon as possible a science based legislative proposal on harmonized and mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labeling which will respect the specificities of certain food products such as olive oil;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Urges the Commission to propose an evidence-based, harmonised and mandatory front-of-pack nutrition label; calls on the Commission to come forward with a comprehensive EU-wide regulation to restrict the marketing of foods high in sugar, fat and/or salt to children, both on traditional channels such as broadcast television and radio as well as online such as on social media;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Highlights that allowing only claims on products that have a positive overall profile or which carry a positive front-of-pack label could help consumers in selecting healthier products;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls for further research into when—and in what type of wording— claims can be considered a credible, useful and non-misleading source of information;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by changing the food environment, raising consumer awareness of the impact of consumption patterns, and by providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

~~Relevance of~~Specific claims

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that ~~many of the claims used~~claims about the value onf the EU market are for nutrients that very few European consumers lack in their diets; calls on the Commission to examine the potential for extending EFSA’s remit to include assessing the relevance of the use of such claims, in addition to examining the scientific basis for suchglycaemic index are complicated, if not impossible to use, while they could be useful for improving control of blood sugar, including for people who are not diabetic, and could therefore be effective in helping to fight obesity; calls, to this end, on the Commission to review the assessment of this claims;

Amendment 99 #