Amen­de­menten Hazekamp over de school­re­geling voor groenten, fruit, melk en zuivel­pro­ducten als bedoeld in de gemeen­schap­pe­lijke markt­or­dening

Motion for a resolution on the school's scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products foreseen by the Common Market Organisation Regulation of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Amendment 1
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

Amendment

having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system,

Amendment 2
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

Amendment

having regard to the Commission Action plan for organic farming in the EU,

Amendment 3
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

Amendment

having regard to Europe's Beating Cancer Plan,

Amendment 4
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

Amendment

having regard to the European Citizens' Initiative on Right2Water,

Amendment 5
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Amendment

A a. whereas the foundation for a sustainable and healthy society is already being laid at school;

Amendment 6
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Amendment

A b. whereas all schoolchildren should have equal and fair access to healthy, nutritious and sustainable food products;

Amendment 7
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Motion for a resolution

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as local food chains, organic farming, sustainability in food production and food waste;

Amendment

B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as local food chains, organic farming, sustainability in food production and food waste, as well as food security, climate change, environmental protection, social justice and human and animal health and welfare;

Amendment 8
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Amendment

B a. whereras children should learn how we can protect the earth, all its inhabitants and its scarce resources;

Amendment 9
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Motion for a resolution

C. whereas studies have shown that the consumption of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems;

Amendment

C. whereas studies have shown that a decrease in the consumption of animal products, and an increase in the consumption of fruit, pulses, legumes, nuts, seeds and vegetables, reduces the risk of life-threatening diseases and helps to mitigate the environmental impact of food systems;

Amendment 10
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Amendment

D a. whereas nature and environmental education could be an important link in building and further strengthening the relationship of young people with nature in order to gain respect for people, animals and the environment, since nature and environmental education increases involvement with nature and ensures more sustainable behavior later in life, making an important contribution to a sustainable lifestyle and a healthy living environment;

Amendment 11
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Motion for a resolution

E. whereas measures designed to provide healthy food products to all schoolchildren, irrespective of their socio-economic background, can have positive effects on their physical and mental health;

Amendment

E. whereas measures designed to provide healthy and sustainable food products to all schoolchildren, irrespective of their socio-economic background, can have positive effects on their physical and mental health and lay the foundation for healthy and sustainable consumption and living patterns later in life;

Amendment 12
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

Motion for a resolution

F. whereas European food production standards are the highest and most rigorous in the world;

Amendment

F. whereas European food production standards are higher than in most third-countries, but still do not meet citizens’ calls for higher animal welfare standards;

Amendment 13
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Amendment

F a. whereas the Commission has set a target of at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030;

Amendment 14
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Amendment

F b. whereas the school scheme should be aligned with the Farm-to-Fork Strategy and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan and educate on sustainable food production and sustainable food consumption, make healthy products more available to schoolchildren and encourage the shift to healthy and sustainable diets that include more plant-based foods;

Amendment 15
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Amendment

F c. whereas in most Member States tap water can be consumed safely and all schools in the EU should ensure the availability of tap water to children;

Amendment 16
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

Amendment

F d. whereas the school scheme should be an inclusive programme and take the multicultural dimension of schools in the EU into account by catering for the different diets and eating habits prevalent among children;

Amendment 17
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)

Amendment

F f. whereas there is a high meat and dairy consumption in the EU, while a third of the Europeans does not eat fruit and vegetables every day;

Amendment 18
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

1. Regrets the fact that in many cases, the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive is insufficient to reach all target groups and generate the desired impact at national level;

Amendment

1. Notes that the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive should be sufficient to reach all target groups and generate the desired impact at national level;

Amendment 19
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available;

Amendment

2. Notes
that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available;

Amendment 20
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;

Amendment

3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, pulses, legumes, nuts and seeds, and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;

Amendment 21
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

Amendment

3 b. Calls on the Commission to restrict the budget envelope of dairy products to fortified plant-based milk alternatives;

Amendment 22
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States guarantee a certain level of quality for the products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets;

Amendment

5. Urges the Commission to take steps to ensure that the Member States solely
guarantee organic products covered by the scheme, which could also be factored into the take-up of the budget and the achievement of national participation targets;

Amendment 23
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers;

Amendment

6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures, especially nature and environment education, in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives and the need to align the educational measures with the objectives of the Farm-to-Fork Strategy; points out that visits to animal sanctuaries would provide children with an opportunity to learn about farmed animals’ natural behaviour outside the food production system; notes that visits to community gardens and related projects are also a critical tool to enable children to familiarize themselves with sustainable farming practices;

Amendment 24
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 10 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread;

Amendment

7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 10 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread, and that these measures shall include films, animations and testimonies to educate children on animal-welfare, nutrition, the impact of diets on climate change, the environment and nature conservation, as well as resources for training teachers and school staff;

Amendment 25
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, such as a focus on healthy eating habits, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming;

Amendment

8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures and to focus on healthy and sustainable eating habits and sustainable agriculture, including organic farming, as well as food security, climate change, environmental protection, social justice and human and animal health and welfare;

Amendment 26
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, including greater involvement of parents and teachers;

Amendment

9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, such as civil society organisations, and emphasizes the importance of
greater involvement of parents and teachers;

Amendment 27
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment

10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be organic, originate in the EU, healthy, nutritious and sustainable in accordance with the Farm-to-Fork Strategy; calls on the Commission to introduce minimum sustainability requirements (including the establishment of criteria for seasonal food and local food) and to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including human and animal health and welfare, environmental, social and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;

Amendment 28
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

Amendment

10 a. Highlights the importance of aligning the school scheme with the ambitions set out in the Farm-to Fork-Strategy;

Amendment 29
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

Amendment

10 b. Calls on the Commission to include plant-based proteins and fortified plant-based milk alternatives, as well as a wide variety of legumes, nuts and seeds in the scope of the scheme;

Amendment 30
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

Amendment

10 c. Emphasizes that to ensure the scheme includes and caters for children from cultures with a prevalence of lactose intolerance, and a less meat-centric diet, either due to religious or cultural considerations, plant-based proteins, such as tofu, and seitan, fortified plant-based drinks and a wider variety of pulses, nuts and seeds should be included in the scope of the scheme;

Amendment 31
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)

Amendment

10 d. Underlines the need to make a variety of vegetarian and vegan options available in schools to cater for children with dietary restrictions and needs, which should be nutritiously complete and include a source of protein, fats and carbohydrates, fortified plant-based drinks as an alternative to milk, as well as a complete micronutrient profile;

Amendment 32
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)

Amendment

10 e. Calls on the Commission to ensure the scheme becomes more inclusive and also caters for children who cannot or choose not to consume dairy products for medical, dietary, ethical or other reasons, as this growing group of children currently has no access to alternatives for dairy products and are therefore excluded from participating in a part of the scheme;

Amendment 33
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

11. Insists that products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals;

Amendment

11. Insists that animal-based
products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals;

Amendment 34
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits from an early age;

Amendment

12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools, as children should acquire healthy and sustainable habits from an early age;

Amendment 35
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme;

Amendment

14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position in the scheme, and that the focus should be on small-scale farmers and the selection of extensive and sustainable farming systems;

Amendment 36
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

18. Proposes
establishing a forum to encourage the Member States to share best practices in order to identify successful ways of streamlining the implementation of the scheme;

Amendment

18. Considers
establishing a forum to encourage the Member States to share best practices in order to identify successful ways of streamlining the implementation of the scheme;

Amendment 37
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

Amendment

19 a. Calls on the Member States, in the interest of transparency and public awareness, to disclose the reasons for choosing a specific producer, as well as the process of implementing the school scheme and the use of the funding received;

Amendment 38
Anja Hazekamp

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

22. Calls on the Commission to place a greater focus on communicating how the products are distributed, including particular emphasis on the promotion of regional and local products, by developing and providing more uniform material to the Member States to increase awareness and information relating to the scheme;

Amendment

22. Calls on the Commission to place a greater focus on communicating how the products are distributed, and, in the case of animal-based products, how animals have been raised, transported and slaughtered, including particular emphasis on the promotion of regional and local products, by developing and providing more uniform material to the Member States to increase awareness and information relating to the scheme;