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"Unfortunately this is not the first time that the Commission has risked depriving European citizens of important tools to protect their health for the sake of simplifying current legislation. In this case, we would not have been able to accept that the revision of the legislation on special food did not include products created specifically for people with coeliac disease. Coeliac disease is not a ‘trend’; it is an illness that affects 1.1% of European consumers. The only recognised treatment to date is a gluten-free diet, which can only be guaranteed with a precise regulatory framework and strict control of products. Coeliacs must strictly exclude this substance from their diet for their whole lives and need true ‘substitutes’ for foods which contain gluten. The replacements must have an equivalent dietary profile and taste in order to compensate for nutritional deficiencies and guarantee a balanced nutritional intake. I hope therefore that the Council accepts Parliament’s request and starts a constructive discussion for the second reading of this important piece of legislation, so the expected legislative simplification does not merely have the effect of trivialising this illness."@en1
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