Foodstuffs: labelling, presentation and advertising (amend. Directive 79/112/EEC)

The Commission decided to amend its proposal with a view to incorporating two of the amendments adopted by the EP at second reading. The Commission approved the two amendments to paragraph 1 of Article 5 which make the text easier to understand. It recognised that, in accordance with the principle of transparency, the restrictions to the derogation granted to foodstuffs consisting of a single ingredient should be defined in the framework directive rather than via a case-by-case procedure. However, the Commission could not accept the amendments aimed at: - changing the terminology regarding the provision on labelling additives contained in the ingredients of foodstuffs; - making it compulsory to always show a designation of origin in the case of modified starches containing gluten; - doing away with the derogation from the QUID in the fourth indent of Article 7(3a) which would make it compulsory to indicate the quantity of certain ingredients which would be of no use to the consumer. �