Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-10-05-Speech-2-042"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Public health and food safety2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991005.3.2-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-05-Speech-2-0432
lpv:speaker	lp:Minerva Melpomeni Malliori2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2000-02-22)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr Prodi, we are particularly concerned about the fact that, in recent years, matters of vital concern relating to the quality and safety of food and the protection of the health of European citizens are continually in the news, which does not always guarantee valid and reliable information. I am particularly pleased that you yourself are here today to inform us about a most important issue, even though I believe that it is too soon since the new Commission was nominated for you and your fellow Commissioners to have come up with specific proposals. It is true that there is now an urgent need to set up a system of continuous scientific control not only for the safety, but also for the quality of food. Mr President, the Green Paper on food was discussed two years ago, and we are still waiting for the White Paper which I hope will outline specific initiatives and the responsibilities of the European policy on food issues. I would like you to tell me what steps you will be taking over the next six months and to clarify who will be responsible for the portfolio for food safety, because I believe that, up until now, there has been some overlapping of competences. Now that we are undergoing institutional reform, I would like to know who will be responsible for announcing the relevant information and for tackling the crises when they do crop up. As part of the reform of the common agricultural policy, I wonder, Mr President, whether you should perhaps look at promoting small producers, so as to ensure better quality goods. Unfortunately, all too often, citizens have been informed about everyday issues which concern them when it is too late. For such sensitive matters, preventative action should be taken so that the food chain can ensure the physical and psychological well-being of all consumers and not be an object of exploitation for purely financial interests."@en1

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