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Providing Food Information to Consumers – Proposed Legislation under the Screening of the European Parliament
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2017
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This section aims at updating readers on the latest developments of risk-related aspects of food law at EU level, giving information on legislation and case law on various matters, such as food safety, new diseases, animal health and welfare and food labelling.
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1 Renate Sommer is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.
2 The Council will then have to adopt its position before the proposal is again debated in the Environment Committee.
3 Currently, EU general labelling requirements for all foodstuffs are set out in Directive 2000/13/EC. This Directive sets the compulsory information that has to be included on all labels, such as the name of the product, the list of ingredients, the use-by date and any special conditions of use.
4 On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force. It makes the European Parliament a stronger lawmaker by bringing over 40 new fields within the “co-decision” procedure under which Parliament has equal rights with the Council. These areas include agriculture, energy security, imigration, justice and home affairs, health and structural funds.
7 Certain fresh fruit and vegetables are required by Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 to indicate their country of origin at all points in the marketing chain.
8 Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand reserved their third party rights to participate in the panel's proceedings.
9 The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, also known as the Farm Bill, includes the COOL requirements as a mandate at the retail level for beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goat, perishable agricultural commodities and certain nuts. The statute has four categories for origin of meat: 1.) Exclusive U.S. origin; 2.) Multiple countries of origin; 3.) Animals for immediate slaughter and 4.) Exclusively foreign origin. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a final interim rule to implement COOL on 1 August 2008. Canada first asked for WTO dispute settlement on 17 December 2008. USDA's final rule became effective on 16 March 2009.
10 Amendment 203 of the Sommer's Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers COM (2008)0040 – C6-0052/2008 – 2008/0028(COD)) Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
11 Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing.
12 Article 4.4 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing.
13 DIALREL project: Religious slaughter, improving knowledge and expertise through dialogue and debate on issues of welfare, legislation and socio-economic aspects, <http://www.dialrel.eu>.
14 In general, nutrition labelling is governed by Council Directive 90/496/EEC, as amended by Commission Directives 2003/120/EC and 2008/100/EC.
15 The setting of nutrition profiles restricts the use of nutrition and health claims on the basis of the nutritional composition of products, which allows for the establishment of a list of permitted health claims (both nutrient function claims and disease reduction claims).
16 The term ‘nutrient profile’ refers to the nutrient composition of a food or diet. ‘Nutrient profiling’ is the classification of foods for specific purposes based on their nutrient composition.
17 Reg. (EC) No 1924/2006 foresees the setting of nutrient profiles via the regulatory committee procedure with scrutiny by January 2009.