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Impact of financial crisis on the feed additive industry: FEFANA invites Rabobank’s Nan-Dirk Mulder to speak at its AGM - 2009-07-01 |
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FEFANA reached some important goals and had some significant achievements in 2008-09. On the occasion of the FEFANA General Assembly held in Brussels on 10 June 2009, an informative session was organized for members and guests. FEFANA welcomed Mr. Nan-Dirk Mulder from the Rabobank’s Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory Department, who made an interesting and impressive presentation to a large audience. Most FEFANA Members as well as representatives of the EC and of fellow associations attended the morning event. In the afternoon seesion, a vote was organized for the election of the new FEFANA Board. |
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Feed additives for the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins: FEFANA welcomes the opening of a new functional group under the EU Feed Additives legislation - 2009-05-20 |
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On 13 May 2009, the European Commission published a new regulation in the Official Journal, opening a new functional group under Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 for feed additives acting on the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins. This first amendment to the new Feed Additive Regulation, put in place in 2003, is not only a milestone regarding innovation by the European Union for the feed additive business, but also an important step forward in the integrated fight against mycotoxin contamination of feed. |
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Report on FEFANA press conference: Probiotics in animal nutrition: let’s talk about it! - 2009-04-05 (in partnership with SYNPA) |
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FEFANA in partnership with its French platform SYNPA recently held a press conference about probiotics as feed additives at the Maison de la Meunerie in Paris. This meeting was an opportunity to focus on the evolution of the European regulations concerning feed additives and more particularly probiotics. Here are the English and French versions available. |
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Consortium on emulsifiers established by FEFANA - 2009-03-12 |
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One consortium to support the industry in obtaining EU authorisation for emulsifiers existing under the Feed Additives Regulation 1831/2003 has been established by the European Feed Additives and Premixtures Association (FEFANA). This consortium is indeed focusing on emulsifiers classified in the technological additives category determined in Annex I of the 1831/2003 legislation and has been named EMULAC. |
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ID-feed: new electronic tool for feed classification - 2009-02-13 (published in Feed Tech, p 7 and pp 24 and 25) |
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Another article published in the Feed Tech magazine: FEFANA has developed a user-friendly tool in order to support feed business operators and authorities in classifying feed products and mixtures. Based on very simple questions, the web tool, called ID-feed and created by FEFANA's staff and webmaster, allows any single component or feed mixture to be allocated the proper regulatory classification status. Scanned article available here. |
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AFIA builds Safe Feed/Safe Food Alliance - 2009-02-13 (published in Feed Tech, p 5) |
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Article published in the Feed Tech magazine: AFIA and FEFANA recently signed an agreement that will permit auditors of AFIA's third-party certification program, Safe Feed/Safe Food, to inspect US manufacturers for compliance with European feed hygiene and ingredient standards. To read the article, click here. |
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New functional group for Mycotoxin binders? - 2009-02-26 (published in Feed-Mix, vol. 17 - No 1 - 2009, pp 22 and 23) |
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At the most recent World Mycotoxin Forum, held in the Netherlands, FEFANA presented plans to open a new functional group for mycotoxin adsorbents and denaturants. What does this new legal proposition exactly mean? FEFANA's Secretary General, Didier Jans, explains the facts in this interview published in the Feed-Mix magazine. |
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Strategic alliance between FEFANA, SINDIRAÇÕES and AFIA - 2009-02-10 |
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FEFANA has reached agreements with Sindirações (Brazil) and AFIA (USA) which seal a policy of strong cooperation with each. These organizations will provide support and share knowledge about their respective feed safety schemes in order to reduce trade barriers and still meet the necessary regulatory requirements of each territory. This is an important step for the feed sector and supports the work towards increased safety assurance of the feed chain done by the three organizations at international level. |
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ID-feed: a new tool to classify and identify regulatory status of any individual product or mixture in animal nutrition in Europe - 2009-02-06 |
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FEFANA has developed a user-friendly tool in order to support feed business operators and authorities in classifying feed products and mixtures, a permanent system for EU operators and importers in order to identify regulatory obligations. Based on very simple questions, the web tool, called ID-feed, allows any single component or feed mixture to be allocated the proper regulatory classification status. Such a tool will prove helpful not only for operators to ensure compliance of their products with regulatory frameworks but hopefully also for the authorities to ensure a consistent regulatory management of such products on the market. |
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Harmonized analytical method for control of all phytase sources currently authorized in EU - 2008-12-12 |
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Under the FEFANA umbrella, phytase experts in collaboration with the Community Reference Laboratory for feed additives, operated by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Geel, Belgium (CRL) have worked on the establishment of a common analytical method for all phytase sources for several years. The harmonized method which has been developed is a tool to quantify phytase products in feed samples. |
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