Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-12-Speech-3-115"
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The implementation of key provisions of the EU White Paper on Food Safety is of paramount importance if we are to restore confidence in the food chain. The inclusion of undesirable ingredients by feed manufacturers in animal feed was responsible for BSE and the Dioxin scare.
It is to the credit of this Parliament and the other EU institutions that measures were quickly put in place to deal with the crisis and to agree long-.term measures to prevent any re-occurrence.
Today’s debate is a further positive step on this important road ensuring that animal feed available to farmers is of the highest quality. Not for the first time do I want to put on the record that in all of this sorry debacle, farmers were the innocent victims of circumstances which were beyond their control.
It is also important to say that farmers welcome the controls concerning animal food production.
It is to be regretted that some people used the debate on food safety to undermine the profession of farming and the role of farmers as guarantors of a quality food supply for citizens.
We need to be careful as to how we deal with comments concerning food. The Dioxin and BSE debates failed to get across the strong message that the quality of European food is the best in the world, and consumers get both quality and value for money. Any exceptions to this are condemned outright by European farmers.
Recent reports concerning the future of CAP are certainly worrying. If we are serious about the European model based on family farming, then we must ensure that those who operate within that framework are all guaranteed a decent living."@en1
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