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dcterms:Date	"2012-06-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120614.6.4-016-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-06-14-Speech-4-017-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Daciana Octavia Sârbu2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with India (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2010-10-14--2013-03-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to begin by thanking the rapporteur because she took into consideration our colleagues’ recommendations while both drafting the report and tabling the amendments. I feel that the aim of these regulations is to guarantee that people have access to relevant, correct information about the food they eat. Great strides have been made in recent years in European Union legislation on food labelling, which has resulted in greater transparency and protection for consumers. However, the old legislation on dietetic foods poses an obstacle preventing further progress on this. This is why I welcomed the proposal tabled by the Commission, as well as the improvements put forward in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. One of my main concerns about this dossier has been the issue of labelling and advertising powder milk formulae for infants and young children. As we are aware, in many cases, even in spite of the advice given or regulations, breast-milk substitutes are promoted aggressively. At the moment, the statistics confirm that the proportion of mothers breastfeeding remains low across the whole European Union. Legislative loopholes are exploited which either allow the advertising rules to be circumvented or make it difficult to enforce them. I voted against including so-called ‘growing milk’ in these regulations, a product intended for young children. I had a justified reason for this: there is no evidence confirming that this product provides nutritional benefits, compared to a normal, balanced diet. This product is not a food for special medical purposes. It is no more than an expensive substitute for ordinary milk and a balanced diet. However, because it is available in stores, the advertising claims made by producers about the product’s quality must be thoroughly justified. The purpose of these regulations is clear: so that we can help ensure that people are properly informed when they choose what they eat, and opt for a healthy, balanced diet. ( )"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8)"1
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