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I would like to commend the rapporteur Ms Paulsen for her work on this important report. The BSE crisis of recent years must never again threaten European consumers, farmers and the beef industry. I believe that great credit is due to the Commission for systematically putting forward a series of legislative proposals which aim to address each and every one of the issues surrounding the original crisis.
The Commission and the Member States have taken the necessary steps, with the full co-operation of the farming community and the beef industry, to guarantee safe farming and food production practices and a safe product for the European consumer as well as for our vital export markets. Many actions and measures taken have brought with them great sacrifice and we must remain conscious of that.
This particular proposal aims to establish a single legal framework to clarify conditions for treating animal by-products. Most importantly, the only by-products which should end up in animal feed, and consequently the food chain, are those by-products which would be fit for direct human consumption. In other words, if you can’t put a spoon of the stuff in your cup of cocoa at night then you shouldn’t be feeding it to the pigs either.
As a Member of Parliament representing a largely rural constituency, and coming from Ireland, the Member State most heavily dependent on agriculture, I fully endorse the stringent thrust of this proposal. I strongly believe that there must be a complete ban on the feeding of swill to pigs. We have seen the damage that can be wreaked from a more lax approach. I am also convinced of the need to ban recovered vegetable oils from all feed uses.
There is great merit in the rapporteur’s suggestion that household catering waste be exempt from the provisions of these regulations with regard to transport, identification etc and that they be covered by national rules and the Framework Directive on Waste.
As regards the issue of waste water from slaughter houses, I believe that this must be reviewed as it covers a huge quantity of material for disposal. Defining “sludge” in the Annex might help clarify the situation.
In conclusion, I would like to assure the Commissioner that he has the full support of Parliament in this important area of food safety. In this regard I would urge him to exert some pressure on the Council to come to a final decision as to the location of the all-important Food Safety Authority. Protection of European consumers, and of the integrity of the food chain, remain at the heart of the concerns of Members of this House."@en1
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