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"Mr President, Commissioner, today we are debating a regulation which is particularly important because it deals with novel foods, because technological innovation plays a crucial role in the food processing industry and because it must always serve the interests of the consumer. This is how we can recognise the benefits of certain healthier novel foods.
Consequently, on the sensitive issue of the placing on the EU market of food derived from cloned animals, and particularly their offspring, I cannot go along with those who, straight away, wish to take advantage of this regulation to talk about a systematic ban. I find it regrettable to have only one ideological opinion on the issue of cloned animals.
The European Commission has pledged to put a proposal to us. Without anticipating whether or not there will be a ban, let us be careful not to indulge in any scientific populism on such sensitive issues, which require a very rational approach. Let us not systematically adopt a defensive position or, worse still, an entrenched position on a complex matter which deserves to be studied in depth. The precautionary principle must be observed, but it must be founded on scientific and not ideological opinions, and on a risk assessment. Had the precautionary principle existed a few decades ago, the first heart transplants would never have taken place and hundreds of sick people would not have been cured.
There is no doubt that prudence requires us to respond to questions about nanomaterials, about the semen of cloned bulls, already imported by many European breeders. What consequences will this have for transatlantic trade when, in practice, foods derived from the offspring of these cloned cattle are already on the European markets?
Let us therefore withdraw foods derived from cloned animals from this regulation and allow the European Commission to work at its own pace to guarantee greater food security for consumers. Our Parliament will then be entirely free to debate, amend and finally voice its opinion on this fundamental issue."@en1
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