Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-04-Speech-3-031"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Animal nutrition2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001004.3.3-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-04-Speech-3-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Inger Schörling2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Miljöpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we can only obtain safe and healthy food by taking account of the whole chain, that is to say the way in which we cultivate our crops, the soil we grow them in and the seed we use, as well as the conditions in which we breed our animals and the nutrition and water we give them. Residual poison, pollution, poor animal husbandry and poor hygiene will result sooner or later in sick animals and, consequently, also in an increase in illnesses among human beings. Unfortunately, a lot of inherited knowledge and farmers’ lore has been lost in industrial agriculture, where animals have been reduced to production units and commodities. I am convinced that, with ecological agriculture, we should not have had the major problems we have today. The situation is now as we find it. The two proposals we are discussing today, concerning foreign substances and products in animal feed and official control of these, are therefore necessary and welcome. These proposals also mean a step towards a complete package of measures in favour of food safety. I want to congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Paulsen, on the consistent way in which she has worked to improve the Commission’s text and on the insightful knowledge she has displayed. I am pleased that the Group of the European People’s Party and European Democrats have withdrawn the amendments concerning the problems associated with dilution. That saves me a very great deal of speaking time. However, it would be unfortunate if, for example, Amendments 39 and 40 were adopted, for this would mean that the opportunities for Member States to intervene quickly to combat newly discovered dangers would disappear. Experience has of course shown that it is precisely this that we need to do. We need to act incredibly quickly because people’s health is at stake. We must also constantly bear the precautionary principle in mind. I support the rapporteur’s proposals but shall vote against the amendments tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party and European Democrats."@en1

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