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 ...