Foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation. Framework Directive

The Commission accepts the amendments which best reflect consumers' concerns and which clarify the text (reference to a positive Community list of foodstuffs and ingredients) and the amendment requiring treatment by irradiation not to be used instead of hygiene or health practices or good manufacturing or agricultural practice. The Commission cannot accept the amendments which: - require that Parliament be involved in the arrangements concerning the Commission's obligation to consult the Scientific Committee for Food; - deprive the Commission of the power to take decisions in the light of safeguard measures adopted by the Member States; - impose specific analytical test procedures for detection of food treated with ionizing radiation; - shorten the grace period for prohibition of irradiated foodstuffs not complying with the directive. �