MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Food Information to Consumers (FIC) Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 – E-002164/2024

Question for written answer  E-002164/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Kathleen Funchion (The Left)

• 1.Can the Commission explain why the political commitment made in 2021 under its Beating Cancer Plan to amend the FIC Regulation[1] by introducing mandatory ingredient and nutritional labelling on all alcoholic beverages by the end of 2022 has not been fulfilled?
• 2.Can it state when these amendments will be introduced, so that the Commission’s stated aim ‘to leave no stone unturned to take action against cancer’ can be achieved?
• 3.Finally, will the Commission make a statement on this matter?

Submitted: 18.10.2024

• [1] Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004, OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/1169/oj.