European Union acts to increase protection against dioxins

A new draft regulation governing the handling of crude vegetable oils has been sent to the European Parliament and Council for scrutiny, after it was endorsed by member states at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. If approved by the European Parliament  and Council, the new regulation could be in force in mid 2012. This new regulation is in response to the dioxin crisis that occurred last December and January that stopped meat and egg sales from 4700 farms across Germany. Read more ...

Harmonised EU feed safety assurance called for by EFI

The European Feed Ingredients Platform (EFIP) has ask for a harmonised European Union feed safety assurance in the feed chain, part of this will be a pan European reach with harmonised approach and effective reduction of audit operators. Didier Jans Chairman of EFIP said, “In this sense, mutual recognition of schemes with comparable design and objectives remain a necessity for well functioning markets and for enhancing cost efficiency for operators.” Read more ...

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should stimulate productivity

Fefac, welcomes the new European Commission's, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Fefac represents the EU compound feed market and premix industry. Fefac President Patrick Vanden said “Fefac members have agreed to take up the challenge of sustainable and competitive feed production hoping the new CAP will provide the necessary institutional framework to support cooperation between public and private sector initiatives to meet its objectives”. Read more ...