strategy that contributes to food waste prevention”. Former foodstuff processors transform
1ST EFFPA STAKEHOLDER EVENT
MARKS PRESENCE OF FORMER FOODSTUFF PROCESSORS IN
FOOD WASTE DEBATE On 29 March 2017, EFFPA (the European Former Foodstuff Processors Association) organised its 1st
stakeholder event in
Brussels since its foundation in January 2014. The event, attended by approximately 70 people, served as an introduction to the former foodstuff processing value chain as well as a platform to discuss the way forward for the applicable regulatory framework. The programme featured speakers from the food & feed sector, regulatory experts and a food safety assurance scheme representative. The valuable sustainability contribution of former foodstuff processing to the EU circular economy and the prevention of food waste were highlighted, while also stressing the importance of maintaining feed safety at all costs. Future innovation in processing technology & sourcing capacities, more efficient safety assurance scheme auditing procedures and a streamlining of the regulatory interface between food and feed production were mentioned as elements that could further stimulate the processing of former foodstuffs into feed for food- producing animals.
foodstuffs no longer suitable for human consumpt ion into high-qual i ty feed ingredients. At the event, EFFPA also announced the publication of a brochure called “Keeping food losses in the food chain”, which aims to help with accurately explaining what former foodstuffs are as well as tackle potential misconceptions.
E U C O M M I S S I O N
LAUNCHES PUBLICATION OF COMPREHENSIVE EU PROTEIN
BALANCE SHEET The European Commission published for the first time on April 10 a comprehensive EU protein balance sheet. The EU protein balance sheet 2015/2016 is an overview of total EU production, consumption and trade of all marketable sources of proteins used in animal feed production. Next to well-known protein-rich materials such as soybean meal, rapeseed meal and pulses, the balance sheet includes sources with lower protein content like cereals. The balance sheet shows the total protein needs in the EU, with EU production of cereals and oilseeds (i.e. derived rapeseed and sunflower meal through domestic crushing) providing the bulk of raw protein requirements. It also confirms the strong need to import protein-rich sources such as soybean meal and soybeans for EU crushing. It should be clear that the different vegetable protein sources have different nutritional profiles and cannot be substituted for each other. Reacting to the publication, COCERAL,
EFFPA President Paul Featherstone:
“The event provided an excellent podium to present our business activity to a wide audience. I hope it will stimulate the food industry’s conviction that having their former foodstuffs transformed into animal feed can be part of a safe, sustainable business
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Copa-Cogeca, FEDIOL and FEFAC appreciated the Commission efforts to develop a dedicated, independent tool to monitor the balance of demand and availability of protein crops in the EU, which will contribute to market transparency and help operators to better understand market developments. This allows for informed discussions and an assessment of potential changes to the agricultural sector and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), non- agricultural uses like biofuels, phytosanitary and trade and anti-dumping policies which could affect the availability of protein sources for EU livestock farmers as well as increase dependency on imports. Assured and predictable access to a strategic supply of proteins to meet demand and to feed farm animals is crucial for the competitiveness and resilience of the EU feed and livestock sector. The Commission has indicated that a second EU protein balance sheet will be published after the summer of 2017 once data are available for the whole marketing year 2016/17, which will contribute to the discussions within the scope of the European cereals, oilseeds and protein crops market observatory.
BAFSAM FEED CONFERENCE
2017 Windmill Suite, Windmill Village Hotel, Coventry Thursday 18th
May 2017, 11.00am
Outline of proposed papers An update on the British Isles functional feed ingredient sector. Speaker: Mark Bond, Food Standards Agency. Outline of paper: Overview of current activity in the feed / feed additive sector with a focus on topical issues affecting the UK and EI industries. Outline discussion to extend to potential Brexit positions.
Feed outlook in the EU.
Speaker: Yara Antonissen, FEFANA Outline of paper: Current issues involving feed additives and functional feed ingredients in the EU and the activities of FEFANA, the trade organisation for functional ingredients and their mixtures.
Potential impact of the microbiome on animal responses to feed ingredients. Speaker: Mick Bailey, University of Bristol. Outline of paper: The development of the microbiome in animals and how this can impact on their health and immunity. How the microbiome can influence the response to other gut-active products such as some feed additives and functional ingredients.
Importance of the interaction between vets and nutritionists Speaker. Rob Smith, Universi ty of Liverpool. Outline of paper. Identification of situations where a better interaction between veterinary surgeons and nutritionists / on-farm advisers could be improved. With animal health, welfare, performance and safety in mind, how could the two industry sectors work together to achieve better synergy?
Simple guide to toxicity studies to demonstrate product safety. Speaker: Christine McAlinden, toXcel International. Outline of paper: A (simple) outline of different types of toxicity study and how / when they should be used for feed additive authorisation, provision of hazard data under CLP regulations etc. To give an insight into complexity, how & where trials should be run, likely (approximate) costs etc.
Recognising and responding to risk in the feed and food chain.
Speaker: Paul Brereton, FERA. Outline of paper: Overview on work relating to food authenticity, tools for the verification of the same and details of the development of a new early warning system being developed to alert businesses of emerging risks in the agri-food chain. Interested parties should e-mail Geoff Brown, BAFSAM Secretary General: geoff@bafsam. org for further details
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