Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2014-01-14-Speech-2-377-000"
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"en.20140114.34.2-377-000"2
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"Food fraud concerns a range of products including meat, fish, organic produce, olive oil, milk and grains. Cases of food fraud are becoming increasingly common, as was highlighted by the horsemeat scandal last year. With food production spanning national borders, it is essential that food fraud should be tackled more vigorously at EU level. I therefore supported this report, which calls for measures such as the introduction of better and more frequent inspections and an enhanced role for the Food and Veterinary Office in combating food fraud.
As a deterrent to non-compliance, it also calls for tough sanctions for those who break the rules, including large fines and the possibility of closing down food-business operators. I tabled amendments to the report calling for mandatory country-of-origin labelling for all meat, including in processed foods, which would force manufacturers to get a grip on their supply chains, while also giving consumers more power to make informed choices; I am pleased that these amendments were supported in today’s vote."@en1
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