Hr. formand, hr. kommissær, jeg har i de sidste måneder drøftet levnedsmiddellovgivning med mange mennesker fra de mest forskellige områder og medlemslande, og jeg har ikke fundet nogen, der kunne forstå, hvorfor cikorieekstrakter skal have et andet retsgrundlag i en vertikal lovgivning end marmelade, frugtsaft eller visse former for sukker.
Mr President, Commissioner, over the last few months I have discussed legislation on foodstuffs with people from a wide range of areas and Member States, and have been unable to find anyone who could see why chicory extracts should be covered by a vertical directive with a different legal basis as compared with jams or fruit juices or sugars.