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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-10-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:British beef and veal2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991029.3.5-036"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-10-29-Speech-5-0372
lpv:speaker	lp:Armonia Bordes2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lutte ouvrière (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would first like to state that I am in favour of the precautionary principle in an area where consumers’ health is under direct threat, but the discussion taking place here between the supporters of the ban and their opponents is nothing but hypocrisy. Everyone knows that both the good and the bad arguments in favour of consumer protection are used above all as weapons in a trade war and as arguments in shady manoeuvres in domestic politics. It is therefore total hypocrisy to blame farmers and their interests and to set them in opposition, explicitly or implicitly, to the interests of consumers, without censuring the part played by the large capitalist groups which produce and supply cattle feed. In Parliament we hear endless praise for companies’ competitiveness, for their right and even for their duty to maximise profits. Well this is the result of this race for profits in an area which affects health and food safety! Along with the carcinogenic consequences of asbestos, spongiform encephalitis is yet another time bomb laid by industry’s capitalist management. Whether the European Parliament adopts a position in favour of the embargo or of lifting it, the basic problems will not have been addressed. There will still be companies that cut corners on the investment necessary for studying the danger posed by new products. There will still be companies, such as those that produce asbestos, that continue to pass the dangers on to their workers and to consumers; companies which, in all conscience, will continue to run the risk of poisoning and even murdering people, in order to make a little more profit."@en1

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