WRITTEN QUESTION E-1152/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. White Paper on Food Safety and the European Food Authority.
C 53 E/86 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 20. 2. 2001 (2001/C 53 E/110) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1152/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (11 April 2000) Subject: White Paper on Food Safety and the European Food Authority The White Paper on Food Safety (COM(1999) 719 final) was published in January 2000. Chapter 4 is concerned with establishing a European Food Authority (EFA). Chapter 5 considers legislation on food safety. The Commission is to draw up a directive on the components of natural mineral waters and on the conditions of use for the treatment of certain natural mineral waters with ozone-enriched air. Will the maximum quantities of potential harmful substances laid down for drinking water also apply to natural mineral waters? If not, why not? (2001/C 53 E/111) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1153/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (11 April 2000) Subject: White Paper on Food Safety and the European Food Authority The White Paper on Food Safety (COM(1999) 719 final) was published in January 2000. Chapter 4 is concerned with establishing a European Food Authority (EFA). Chapter 5 considers legislation on food safety. At present the Commission has no legal instrument for adopting, on its own initiative, safeguard measures for feed or processed food of non-animal origin from one of the Member States (section 80). Does the Commission believe that a single emergency procedure ü applicable to all types of feed and food ü is the means of closing the loophole referred to above? If so, will the Commission create such a legal instrument? If not, why not, and what alternatives does the Commission propose for adopting, on its own initiative, safeguard measures for feed or processed food of non-animal origin from one of the Member States? (2001/C 53 E/112) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1155/00 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (11 April 2000) Subject: White Paper on Food Safety and the European Food Authority The White Paper on Food Safety (COM(1999) 719 final) was published in January 2000. Chapter 4 is concerned with establishing a European Food Authority (EFA). Chapter 5 considers legislation on food safety. There is a need to clarify and update existing food control legislation and to ensure that it covers all stages in the production chain. Certain detailed meat inspection requirements need to be reviewed (section 85). Will the Commission shift the emphasis in meat inspection from routine control of end products to process control? If so, has the Commission already taken any steps in this direction? If not, why does the Commission refuse to make this shift in emphasis?