FEFAC policy on research and innovation in the EU feed industry

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FEFAC policy on research and innovation in the EU
feed industry
Mr. Alexander Döring, Secretary General of
FEFAC 13th International Feed Technology
Symposium 29-30 September 2009
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Overview of the presentation

1. Introduction
2. Marketing and use of feed
3. FEFAC environment report
4. Sustainable consumption and production
5. EUropean FEed TEchnology Center (EUFETEC)
6. European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation
   Platform

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EU-27 compound feed production development per
category (source FEFAC)
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FEFAC Structure - Committees
Animal Nutrition
Chairman K. Larsson (SLR) Vice-Chair P.
Radewahn (DVT)
Industrial Compound Feed Production
Chairman A. Sebastia (CESFAC) Vice-Chair J.
Piçarra (IACA)
Milk Replacers
Chairman G. Kleinhout (SNIA) Vice-Chair H.
Boeve (NEVEDI)
Premix and Mineral Feed
Chairman R. Sijtsma (NEVEDI) Vice-Chair J.F
Labarre (SNIA)
Fish Feed
Chairman A. Allodi (ASSALZOO) Vice-Chair K. T.
Maeland (FHL)
EFMC
Chairman S. Ferrari (ASSALZOO) Vice-Chair Y.
Dejaegher (BEMEFA)
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FEFACs mission is to

• represent, defend and promote the interests of
  the European compound feed industry to the
  European Institutions
• lobby for a legislative framework and its
  implementation, without discrimination in EU
  Member States so as to maximise market
  opportunities for EU compound feed companies
• safeguard conditions of free access to raw
  materials, the proper functioning of their
  markets and the definition of their quality
• develop professional rules and good manufacturing
  practices that ensure the quality and the safety
  of compound feed
• encourage the sustainable development of animal
  productions responding to the market
  requirements,

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FEFAC role on innovation and Research
Development

• Precompetitive innovation and Research
  Development issues at EU level.
• General EU framework supporting innovation and
  Research development
• Ensuring of a  level playing field  for a
  sustainable development for feed and livestock
  production.

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Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 on the marketing and
use of feed (1)

• Whereas 24  The intellectual property rights of
  producers should be protected. For the
  enforcement of such intellectual property rights,
  Directive 2004/48/EC should apply. It should also
  be acknowledged that the quantitative composition
  of compound feed, unlike the names of feed
  materials contained therein, can, under certain
  conditions, be considered confidential
  information to be protected .
• Whereas 31   Modern labelling facilitates a
  competitive market environment in which dynamic,
  efficient, innovative operators can make full use
  of labelling to sell their products. Having
  regard to both the business-to-business
  relationship in the marketing of livestock feed
  , Codes of good labelling could be a
  useful means of achieving the objectives of
  modern labelling .

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Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 on the marketing and
use of feed (2)

•  Article 13  The labelling and the presentation
  of feed materials and compound feed may draw
  particular attention to the presence or the
  absence of a substance in the feed, to a specific
  nutritional characteristic or process or to a
  specific function related to any of these,
  provided that the following conditions are met
• (a) the claim is objective, verifiable by the
  competent authorities and understandable by the
  user of the feed and
• (b) the person responsible for the labelling
  provides, at the request of the competent
  authority, scientific substantiation of the
  claim, either by reference to publicly available
  scientific evidence or through documented company
  research .

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Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 on the marketing and
use of feed (3)

• Article 17(2)b   if the percentages by weight
  of the feed materials contained in compound feed
  for food-producing animals are not indicated on
  the labelling, the person responsible for the
  labelling shall, without prejudice to Directive
  2004/48/EC, make available to the purchaser, on
  request, information on the quantitative
  composition data within a range of / 15 of
  the value according to the feed formulation .

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To do list for the implementation of the new
regulation

• Tasks under the responsibility of the EU
  Commission
• Commission guidelines for status of substances
  (grey zone)
• Revision of Annex IV on tolerances for
  nutritional labelling
• Update of the negative list
• Transitional period/measures
• First version of the Community Catalogue of feed
  materials
• Commission guidelines for authorisation of
  intended uses
• Commission study on a potential extension of new
  labelling principles to labelling of additives
  and premixtures
• Tasks under the responsibility of
  FEFAC/stakeholders
• Guide to good practice for labelling of compound
  feed
• Revision of the Community Catalogue of feed
  materials
• Procedure for notification to the register of
  feed materials
• Dossiers for nutritional supplements
• Chemical impurities and processing aids

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Establishment of several Task Forces for the
implementation of the Regulation

• Task Force grey zone products
• Task Force Community Code of good labelling
  practice for compound feed for food producing
  animals
• Task Force Analytical tolerances
• Task Force Labelling of premixtures
• Task Force Dietetic feed
• Joint Task Force Community Catalogue of feed
  materials

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The FEFAC environment report

• is an investigation of different aspects of the
  sustainability of compound feed production and
  consumption from environment viewpoint
• is a non exhaustive review of national /
  European initiatives to evaluate / improve the
  sustainability of compound feed production and
  consumption
• is not a life cycle assessment

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The FEFAC Credo (1)

• FEFAC believes that products of animal origin
  form an integral part of the European diet
  providing key nutritional benefits to the
  European population.
• Nutritionally optimised feed meeting the
  physiological requirements of animals and fish
  raised for food production purposes is essential
  to mitigate the environmental impact of
  production and consumption of animal products.
• The EU compound feed industry is willing to
  responsibly contribute to the sustainable
  development of livestock and aquaculture
  production systems

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The FEFAC Credo (2)

• FEFAC believes that the key drivers for such
  improvements are
• Promotion of ecologically intensive production
  systems for farm animals and fish, oriented
  towards maximisation of resources efficiency and
  minimisation of GHG emissions
• Changes in diet patterns and composition for farm
  animals and fish to significantly reduce the GHG
  emissions attributed to livestock production
  systems (e.g. methane)  
• Improvement of feed efficiency, i.e. the
  conversion of feed into animal products, in order
  to control the use of resources and to reduce the
  loss of nutrients
• Further optimisation of use of co-products from
  the food industry, biomass and non-organic raw
  materials to alleviate the pressure on natural
  resources.

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The FEFAC Credo (3)

• FEFAC and its member Associations believe they
  have a role to play in providing feed companies
  with tools to measure and improve the
  environmental performance of their products.
  FEFAC is committed to play a role as spokesman of
  the EU compound feed industry to facilitate feed
  chain cross-sector initiatives to develop
  standardised methodologies to evaluate carbon
  foot print and also to contribute to
  international agreements on sustainable criteria
  for feed production.

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Co-ordonation with other chain partnersFood
Chain SCP Roundtable

• Mandate
• Work towards reliable uniform environmental
  assessment methodologies for food
• Identify suitable communication tools vis-à-vis
  consumers
• Communicate existing and identify future
  sustainability actions along the food chain
• Participants
• EU Commission
• Agro supply (feed, fertilisers, PPP, etc.)
• Agri-trade
• Farmers
• Food and drink manufacturers
• Packaging and end of waste
• Retailers
• Scientific experts where required
• Observers (NGOs, consumers)
• Launched in May 2009

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FEFAC must participate / contribute to the public
debate on sustainable livestock development
because

• Pressure from authorities and chain partners
• EU Commission SCP action plan promoting
  science-based approach
• NGOs action for responsible soy
• Actions at company/ sector organisations to
  improve sustainability of feed production and
  consumption
• The present debate on climate change mitigation
  in Agriculture and the EU Sustainable consumption
  and production agenda is a unique opportunity to
  rehabilitate modern, ecologically intensive
  livestock production systems

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EUFETEC Structure
Key Stakeholders

• Feed Industry BEMEFA (BE), FRANA / FEFANA (BE
  / EU), CESFAC (S)
• Academic community AUGent/ILVO (BE), Wageningen
  UR (NL), Piacenza (IT), Nottingham (UK)
• Research centers TECALIMAN (F), IFF (DE),
  FINS (SRB)

FEFAC (EU)
Key Observer
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EUFETEC Mission
To support FEED sector-bound and FEED
sector-steered technological innovation through
an integrated approach Competitive
EU Feed industry, for consumers, farmers and
other industries
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European Aquaculture Technology Platform (EATIP)

• The EATIP mission
• provide a Strategic Vision for the European
  aquaculture sector with respect to Research
  Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI).
• define strategies and roadmaps for realizing the
  Vision through the formulation of a comprehensive
  Strategic Research Agenda.
• stimulate increased private and public investment
  in RTDI in the aquaculture sector.
• contribute to improved research cooperation
  between European, national and regional entities,
  to assist in the establishment of National Mirror
  Platforms and to enhance the clustering and
  networking of Europe's RTDI capacity.
• stimulate researchers to work within aquaculture
  research, close to industry needs.

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European Aquaculture Technology Platform (EATIP)

• Thematic areas
• Product quality human safety and health
• Technology and systems (engineering)
• Managing the biological lifecycle (incl.
  nutritional needs)
• Sustainable feed production (Chairman Ole
  Christensen Biomar)
• Interactions with the environment
• Knowledge management
• Animal health and welfare (incl. additives)

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