Translation of "Hygiène orale " (French → English) :

The next item is the debate on the oral question by Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), to the Commission on the experience gained in applying the food hygiene Regulations of the European Parliament and the Council (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (O-0151/2009 – B7-0237/2009).

The next item is the debate on the oral question by Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), to the Commission on the experience gained in applying the food hygiene Regulations of the European Parliament and the Council (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (O-0151/2009 – B7-0237/2009 ).

The result, as the Commission has already stated in its replies to Oral Question H-0364/01 during Question Time at the plenary session of Parliament in May 2001 and written question P-1794/01 put by the Honourable Member, is that the requirements laid down in Article 4 of Directive 92/46/EEC are only applicable in cases where a Member State authorises the placing on the market of milk intended for direct human consumption, whereas under Article 7(A)(9), each Member State has to lay down its own health rules for milk-based products which are not made from heat-treated milk or which have not been subjected to any heat treatment during thei ...[+++]r manufacturing process, and those rules must be sufficient to enable such products to meet the health criteria guaranteed for every finished product.

The result, as the Commission has already stated in its replies to Oral Question H-0364/01 during Question Time at the plenary session of Parliament in May 2001 and written question P-1794/01 put by the Honourable Member, is that the requirements laid down in Article 4 of Directive 92/46/EEC are only applicable in cases where a Member State authorises the placing on the market of milk intended for direct human consumption, whereas under Article 7(A)(9), each Member State has to lay down its own health rules for milk-based products which are not made from heat-treated milk or which have not been subjected to any heat treatment during thei ...[+++]r manufacturing process, and those rules must be sufficient to enable such products to meet the health criteria guaranteed for every finished product.

This means providing not only a micronutrient, in this case 20¢ worth of simple zinc supplements to help children get better faster, but also oral rehydration to make sure the children don't get too dehydrated, and for adequate investment in areas such as the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding, access to clean water and sanitation, the use of soap in the household, and up-to-date measles vaccinations and vitamin A supplementation. Another good example is antenatal care.