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"Mr President, I commence by complimenting the rapporteur, Mrs Keppelhoff-Wiechert, for her very practical and responsible approach to this important subject. I welcome the fact that the newly established European Food Safety Authority will play a key role in assessing applications for authorisation. This represents another step in the important work of rebuilding the confidence of European consumers in the quality and safety of European food products – as the Commissioner has often said – 'from farm to fork'.
The lessons of the past have been learned and tremendous care has been taken to ensure that every link in the food chain is checked for soundness. Commissioner Byrne and his officials deserve great credit for their untiring efforts in this respect.
I welcome the fact that authorisation of an additive will be valid for a maximum of ten years. It is necessary constantly to review regulation in this area, as new scientific evidence and testing is constantly being developed. Based on advice from the Scientific Steering Committee, it is appropriate that an adequate transitional period be laid down for the phasing out of the remaining antibiotics currently used in compounds for disease prevention. This should allow animal production practices to be adopted and the antibiotics to be replaced by alternative products.
Livestock production occupies a very important place in the agriculture of the Community. Our farming and food production sector is facing great uncertainty at the moment and we must be vigilant in ensuring that any steps we propose serve to enhance the position of these crucial industries. I can only say that I wish that Commissioner Byrne's colleague, Mr Fischler, would demonstrate the same willingness to understand the difficulties currently faced by European farmers.
In conclusion, I should like to say that satisfactory results in relation to this issue depend to a large extent on the use of safe and good quality feedingstuffs. The free movement of safe and wholesome food and feed is an essential aspect of the internal market and contributes significantly to the health and wellbeing of citizens and their social and economic interests."@en1
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