During the plenary session (17/05/2010 to 23/05/2010) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on the Food additives other than colours and sweeteners (bovine and/or porcine thrombin), "meat glue" authorisation.

Strasbourg

plenary session

vote

LEINEN, Jo (S&D, DE)

food safety (T)

AYUSO, Pilar (EPP, ES)

VIDAL-QUADRAS, Alejo (EPP, ES)

DALLI, John (MT)

Food additives other than colours and sweeteners (bovine and/or porcine thrombin): extracts from the vote

SOUNDBITE (German), Jo LEINEN (S&amp;D, DE), A steak should be a steak and a piece of ham should be a piece of ham... Consumers in Europe should be able to trust that they are buying a real steak or ham, not pieces of meat that have been glued together

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Pilar AYUSO (EPP, ES), The binding procedure has been declared safe and has already been practised in some countries

SOUNDBITE (English), John DALLI, European Commissioner, This additive is my opinion an example of a food sector development which will benefit consumers, I see no reason for its suppression and hope very much that you will appreciate the entirely valid reasons I have set out as to why it should be approved. I have made a commitment to Parliament, I will not tell the people what they eat but I will tell them what they are eating...

EP Vice President Alejo Vidal Quadras opens the vote (in Spanish) Voting and closing the vote 

Digital screen result. 'The EP proposal has been approved' 370 votes in favour, 262 against and 32 abstentions. 