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"Mr President, I would like to thank the two rapporteurs, Mrs Scheele and Mrs Poli Bortone, for all the work they have done on these two very important reports. As with the other speakers, my remarks concern the report on nutritional and health claims.
This is an issue on which I am pleased to say Parliament has performed a great U-turn. This time last year this House voted by a majority to follow the industry line and deleted elements which were absolutely central to the effectiveness of this legislation. The purpose of the whole proposal was almost totally undermined, but now, at second reading, we have been able to reach a compromise agreement, as the rapporteur said, which reinstates the crucial points and takes us much closer to our original aim: to outlaw untrue and misleading health and nutrition claims on food that deceive consumers into thinking that those foods are good for them when they are not.
The Verts/ALE Group has supported the system of authorising claims through an effective and efficient process. We have supported clear labelling, consumer involvement, banning health or nutritional claims on alcoholic drinks, as others have mentioned, and many of the other items on which we will be voting tomorrow. This new law will make a big difference to people’s everyday lives, because food is a very political issue. What can be more political than people being able to choose what food they eat?
People have a right to be confident that labels on food mean what they say. It is not just a question of honesty on the part of food companies; it is also a question of health. People are much more aware nowadays of the need for a healthy, balanced diet and they are much more careful about the food they buy. Food manufacturers spend a thousand times more on marketing than governments spend on fighting obesity. It is time we redressed that balance, and tightening these rules will play a part in that."@en1
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