INTERVIEW 46 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE August 2022 It is also important to note that authorized minerals can be used in organic farming according to respective European regulations. What do you promise to the livestock and feed industry with your products? What would you like to say about the reliability of your products? All Imerys animal feed solutions are registered and authorized in Europe as technological additives, and go through quality controls to ensure they meet global safety standards. We can ensure that our solutions: • Have no adverse effect on animals • Are produced at FEMAS and FAMi-QS accredited operations • Meet Directive 2005/87/EC of 5 December 2005 governing natural dioxin and heavy metal content. • Are covered by EC approval (E560 – talc, E559 – kaolin, 1m558, 1m558i - bentonite, E551c - diatomite/moler) Imerys’ animal feed grades pass numerous quality control tests and trials to ensure every batch meets the stringent European regulatory specifications. Our dedicated product stewardship team ensures quality and consistency of pure products. Finally, could you brief us about Imerys’ future plans? What innovations and solutions does your company plan to offer in the future? What are your investment plans, if any? Improving animal well-being is one of our priorities. Healthy animals live longer, produce better yields and have a higher quality of life. Therefore we have as priority to develop natural and cost effective solutions as alternatives to synthetic substances and chemicals that potentially may jeopardize animals’ health. Additionally, other animal health problems are in the spotlight of European regulatory authorities, and they constitute key projects for Imerys R&D teams and we invest to innovate and find solutions. Our development team is working in exploring market needs related to environmental concerns associated with animal feed and farming. For instance, methane emissions and nitrogen runoff and how natural solutions like minerals can help towards this direction. Last but not least, our product stewardship team is closely following the developments of regulations around animal feed and feed additives ensuring our products are in compliance and when required we invest in adequate testing. Anything else you want to add… Imerys’ solutions for the animal care market are based on minerals sourced from our proprietary European mines. It allows us to have flawless transparency and traceability, therefore offering the highest quality of mineral for each application. Premix and compound feed manufacturers should carefully select the mineral, technological additives they use. All Imerys minerals meet all the specifications imposed/applied by EFSA and EU, ensuring optimum quality, effectiveness, safe use and consequently better health for the animals and increased yield for the farmers. We are excited to showcase our mineral based solutions at Eurotier, in Hannover, from 15 to 18 November. It will be a great opportunity to interact with our global network. These events are essential, that’s where key discussions are held to better understand the future demands, anticipate new trends and be innovative in how we can accompany our customers in driving the future of animal care. Bentonite, moler, talc and zeolite can be used as anticaking/ flowability agents
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