Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-09-10-Speech-1-062-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-09-10"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120910.22.1-062-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Riikka Pakarinen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Suomen Keskusta (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2009-07-20--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; EMPL (2012-01-19--2012-11-04)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, I would like to thank Ms Auconie for the excellent work that she has undertaken regarding what is a very technical, though controversial, subject. Food safety is certainly an issue that we must do everything we can to address. We definitely do not want to see the kind of situation that existed in the 1990s in connection with the BSE crisis. An essential factor in the traceability of the entire food chain is the identification of bovine animals. Every animal on every holding must be registered. Identification and traceability, however, must also constantly be improved. Electronic identifiers are not acknowledged in current EU legislation: instead, there have to be two ear tags serving as the identifier. I myself have received a lot of feedback from producers on the present ear tag system, so there is certainly much room for improvement in that area. Technology has developed, and we should recognise electronic identifiers as an official means of identifying animals. The Commission has taken an important step in this respect, and I am pleased with its proposal and with the report by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, inasmuch as cautious progress is now being made. Electronic identifiers are recognised under the law, but their use is not being made compulsory. Instead, holdings are being allowed to switch to these systems in their own good time. I also feel that it is necessary to develop a voluntary system for beef and beef products. There have been shortcomings with the voluntary labelling system, and practices have differed widely among the various Member States. Some have not adopted the system at all, so, for this reason, the system needs to be clarified, so that consumers are sure that they are getting accurate information."@en1
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