The revelations are mounting about dangerous food produced and marketed by multinationals, heightening consumers' concerns about hygiene and safety in the food chain. The Italian courts have ordered the seizure throughout the country of baby milk produced by the German multinational Milupa, which is contaminated by the same chemical detected in Nestlé milk. This multinational has announced, however - as did Nestlé - that 'it is convinced that the disputed product did not pose any risk to children's health'.

What measures will the Commission take to curb the impunity of multinational companies and ensure that they stop treating consumers solely as sources of profit and as guinea pigs, and how does it intend to protect the people from public health hazards caused by the use of harmful substances in the food chain?