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". – Mr President, although this is a very lonely debate, it is nevertheless a very important piece of legislation because it deals with what we knowingly – or in many cases, unknowingly – ingest. It is also a somewhat complicated and controversial piece of legislation in places, and therefore much credit should go to the rapporteur for achieving a valuably balanced report.
I wish to pick up on a couple of aspects that I feel need to be noted further. First, it is right to ban jelly mini-cups with gel-forming food additives in order to prevent choking in children, but the banning of gel-forming food additives in general is unwise because these substances are only hazardous when used in jelly mini-cups. If used in other products, they are perfectly safe; so I fully support the principle that we should not place a blanket ban on all substances, and should only ban unsafe products.
Secondly, with regard to the newly authorised sweetener erythritol, I agree with the rapporteur that its laxative effect, even if at very low percentage levels, should be made known in the form of product labelling. As a matter of principle, I believe that it is an unquestionable right of the consumer to know exactly what he eats or drinks. That right surely supersedes any marketing tactics or side-effects.
I thank the Commissioner for staying so late with us. The use of antibiotics is very unwise in any foods because of the danger of microbial resistance and allergenic reactions."@en1
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