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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we have already observed that moments of crisis are, more often than not, moments from which policy-makers should draw lessons. They are also moments when we learn a great deal about society. Mrs Roth-Behrendt and Mr Bowis pointed out that, apparently, there are people in the food industry who act irresponsibly and are careless, and for whom only the gross profits, pure financial gain and greed count. What lessons can I and my group draw from the nitrofen case in Germany and the Whyeth Pharmaceutical/Bioland case in Ireland and Belgium?
First of all, we need to prevent products entering the human and animal food chain which originate from recycled waste, and inspection must also be stepped up, including in respect of the waste flow of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. In my own country – and I assume that this is the case in most – we need to work towards better cooperation between the services that monitor the food chain and the services that manage the waste flows. I am pleased, Commissioner, that you have come to the same conclusion.
Secondly, there is a European Rapid Alert System that also applies to animal feed, and that, I believe, is functioning well at the moment. Should we not insist that our national and regional counterparts adopt a kind of rapid alert system internally within the Member States too, and certainly in federal Member States such as Germany and Belgium where the powers are spread across different authorities?
Thirdly, we must introduce a system of perfect traceability of raw materials that end up in the food chain.
Fourthly, and this is something which my group has advocated, we ban by law all practices that do not yield any extra nutritional value or any extra advantage to the consumer, or that are superfluous from a technical point of view.
Fifthly, it is clear that the number of inspections needs to be increased. They must also be diversified, for we can only find something if we look for it. This was made abundantly clear in Germany's nitrofen case when the organic sector decided to carry out voluntary checks.
Sixthly, I would push for producer liability to play its full part. The whole debate on environmental liability must be speeded up and we must bring it to a more rapid conclusion. Finally, Commissioner, I would once again urge the Commission to draw up of a positive list of products allowed in cattle feed. You have announced that this is to be the subject of a feasibility study. I would expressly ask you what progress is being made on this matter. Finally, there are quite a few comic characters in the food industry, and only a well-organised authority with strict inspections can rid the industry of these characters once and for all."@en1
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