WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2163/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Commission. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Demonstrability (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
C 174/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 6. 98 3. What form will the labelling take for processed goods which consist only to a limited extent of products for which labelling is obligatory (e. g. ready meals with many additives)? Have any proposals already been made for the form of labelling for the products under 1, 2 and 3, and what 4. information is to be provided in each case? (98/C 174/22) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2157/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (23 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Form and content of labelling Is there any provision for involving national authorities, consumer associations and environmental groups etc. in making and discussing proposals before the form of labelling is finally agreed? (98/C 174/23) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2159/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (25 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Unintentional inclusion in tradcitional foods of substances for which labelling is obligatory 1. What procedure is to be adopted towards products which, while not consisting of genetically modified products, may (unintentionally) contain elements of such products? Is there any provision, in these cases, for monitoring and, where appropriate, labelling (e. g. honey and 2. honey products with pollen from transgenic plants)? 3. Are products containing pollen to be tested to ensure that consumption poses no health risk? (98/C 174/24) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2161/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (25 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › áappropriate analysisí 1. What is undertstood by áappropriate analysisí (novel food regulation No 258/97/EEC (1))? 2. How is monitoring to be carried out? (1) OJ L 43, 14. 2. 1997, p. 1. (98/C 174/25) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2163/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Commission (25 June 1997) Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 › Demonstrability 1. What demonstration systems are to be drawn up for the prescribed áappropriate analysisí? 2. What methods will probably be used?