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"Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur for assembling the amendments of all the groups – as other members have said – in the compromise amendments. I think he is pursuing an obvious objective which is – as he says in his document – that of guaranteeing the high levels of food safety that should exist, and a second objective that derives from the first, which is to say that of restoring credibility in the eyes of the consumer, which has been somewhat dented by scandals. I would like to remind you of one that occurred in Spain, the rape seed oil scandal – the consequences of which are still apparent now, after more than 20 years – but also the BSE scandal, the dioxin scandal and the latest worrying scandal in the United States regarding the release, for use in food products, of transgenic sweetcorn that would seem to be unsuitable for consumption.
I believe the rapporteur's proposal to act on three levels is very important. The first level is to create a food authority or agency, founded on the principles of integrity, transparency and independence – independence, amongst other principles, is essential. The second is to introduce clear, accessible priority legislation, and the third is to cooperate with agencies in the other Member States, non-governmental organisations, consumer organisations and international bodies. Therefore, as Mihail Papayannakis said, we too are going to approve and support the report."@en1
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