4 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2024 FEFANA is the EU association of manufacturers, traders and premixers of feed additives and other functional ingredients with currently 96 member companies across Europe. As the united voice of the industry, we work at EU level for the appropriate political and legal framework to ensure the safety of our products in the market and fair competition. Feed additives and other functional ingredients are key to optimizing animal feed formulations. They enable more efficient and sustainable animal production through reduced consumption of natural resources, less waste and emissions from animal husbandry, reduced use of antibiotics and high-quality products of animal origin. In addition, the products of our industry make a significant contribution to animal health and welfare of farm animals and pets. FEFANA promotes the view that the legal requirements for feed additives and their mixtures in the European Union should be based on the following principles: promoting faster introduction of innovative products into the EU market, responding to future challenges in the feed chain and to societal developments, including those related to sustainable food production and here first and foremost reducing emissions from animal production and avoiding or limiting the need for antibiotic treatments, promoting fair competition in the EU market and competitiveness outside the EU, and, last but not least, reflecting a holistic approach and modern understanding of animal nutrition in the way feed additives are evaluated and approved prior to placing them on the EU market. The modernization of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition had started with a fit-for-purpose evaluation which was completed in 2020. The report of this process was released only now, in February 2024, in the format of a Commission Staff Working Document Evaluation which is available from the European Commission DG SANTE public website. The evaluation shows that the Regulation has generally functioned well, particularly with regard to ensuring a high level of protection of human health, animal health and the environment along the EU feed and food chain. At the same time, it is acknowledged that there are areas for improvement, notably related to encouraging innovation in feed additives to improve sustainability of livestock farming, including animal welfare, and to reduce administrative and regulatory burden of the authorization process. The findings of the evaluation report align with the statement in the EU Farm to Fork strategy and its connected action plan of 2020 related to the required revision of the EU feed additive regulation to reduce the environmental impact of livestock farming and to facilitate the placing on the market of sustainable and innovative feed additives. …FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FEED CHAIN… Joerg Seifert Secretary General of FEFANA LEAD ARTICLE Up-coming modernization of the EU Feed Additive Regulation to stimulate innovation for a more sustainable feed chain and to foster EU competitiveness in the global market
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