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protein will be animal protein.” He added that going vegan is making the protein issue worse, not better.
Sustainability in mind A brief survey among the participants at the Global Feed Safety Summit showed that no less than 42% see climate change as the challenge with the highest impact on the feed industry. Second highest was the growing population (24%), followed by legislation (16%) and feed safety culture (10%). The surveyed challenges were addressed in a round table discussion with Nick Major (GLFI), Alexander Romme (EFF- PA), Maria Reyes Gutierrez (Nutrition International) and Hein- rich Katz (Hermetia). The panelists concluded that the drive towards a more sustainable future isn’t being slowed by the industry, on the contrary. Improving industrial processes could be speeded up, but it is legislation that puts on the brakes. Katz: “It took us nine years to get approval to include insects in the feed and that is just too slow. And it is difficult to understand because it’s pure nature. Insects upcycle waste into valuable protein, it’s a no-brainer for increasing our sustainability.” Major added: “We need to be enabled by legislators that set certain boundaries and let us get on with it, unfortunately they sometimes tell us how to get things done”. He is, however, positive that the industry has a credi- ble voice and is able to provide solutions and answers to the topics society and legislators ask of it. “We all realise that
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sustainability shouldn’t be a business model, its precompetitive, our license to produce.”
Three agenda points For the duration of the Summit the organising committee explored three topics which will have an impact in the years to come. Van der Post: “I am proud that we reached such a concrete result.” The first point concerned antimicrobial re- sistance: a crucial topic as it is expected that more people will die from antibiotic resistance bacteria than from cancer in the near future. “We have access to expert committees to make progress in this field.” The second point on the feed agenda addressed the sustainability topic. “Sustainability per se is not at the core of GMP+ International but we should connect and share data to be able to show our in- dustry’s sustainability efforts. So we will team up with GFLI and we will do that soon, this summer, to explore how our knowledge and certification can play a role in sustainability.” The third actionable point on the agenda touched upon blockchain technology. “The challenge that we will pick up in 2023 with Covantis is: if and how we can add feed safety to the blockchain now in use in feed material handling.” Van der Post concluded: “In our ‘pressure cooker’ environment in the wonderful city of Berlin we managed to take the first steps together towards organising commitment. You couldn’t wish for more as a summit host.”
Moderator Don- atello Piras (l) and host Roland van der Post dis- cussing the out- come of the GFSS.
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