Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-09-10-Speech-1-086-750"
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"en.20120910.22.1-086-750"2
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"Food safety is among the main problems perceived by European citizens. European legislation is committed to ensuring them the highest level of protection by means of measures adapted to the changeable requirements of the market. Although I agree with the Commission’s overall objective of achieving more clarity in the application of the legislation on the identification and traceability of bovine animals, I strongly disagree with the proposal to delete the provisions on voluntary labelling of beef, apparently justified by the heavy administrative burden that is not offset by sufficient advantages. Given that it seems to be a contradiction in terms to delete a provision that is, in itself, ‘voluntary’, if this proposal were to be approved, it would create a legal black hole as regards voluntary labelling which, instead, proves to be valuable because it provides useful information that helps both to increase the information available to consumers and the value-added of the products. The best way to market their products is a determining factor for farmers and approval by the competent authority guarantees that the information featured on the labels is reliable. In the absence of such approval, consumers cannot rely on the labelling of the product. For the above reasons, I support keeping the present system of voluntary beef labelling in place."@en1
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