NEWS 18 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2024 Feed safety specialist Anitox is now part of Iluma Alliance, the global business ecosystem dedicated to creating value for the feed and food industry. Confirming the transaction, Anitox CEO Chris Tecca explains: “We are delighted to be joining Iluma Alliance, an organization which proactively contributes to a better-nourished world through investment in new technologies and evidence-based solutions." “Anitox will continue to operate independently, focusing all our attention on delivering exceptional customer value in our specialism: protecting feed mills and animal feeds from harmful bacteria and viruses to improve productivity and biosecurity. Our identity, brands including Termin-8 and Finio, teams and geographic footprint are all preserved. As a result of this move, and the innovation at the heart of Iluma Alliance, the future looks very bright indeed,” Tecca adds. Read more>> Anitox joins Iluma Alliance Thanks to the cooperation between value chain partners in the Scottish aquaculture industry, salmon sold with the prestigious ‘Label Rouge’ (Red Label) can now be fed diets containing insect-derived ingredients during the juvenile stages. Label Rouge production represents 12% (8,900T) of Scotland’s salmon exports, a significant and growing segment of the industry. It is thus the ideal breeding ground to support premium responsibly sourced ingredients. This endorsement was achieved in an initiative that brought together INAO, the French Label Rouge regulatory authority; Landcatch, the Hendrix Genetics’ genetics brand for salmon breeding; Scottish Quality Salmon which acts as the management organisation (ODG) for Scotland's salmon producers and companies; and the leading company in insect ingredients worldwide, Protix. The internationally recognised Label Rouge requires compliance with stringent standards to ensure the best quality products for consumers. This includes specifications for feed that limit the types and amounts of ingredients that farmers can use across the lifecycle of the salmon. In a recently approved update to these specifications, insects can now be included in the diets of juvenile (freshwater) salmon – marking a significant shift for the Scottish industry towards a feed and food system with a lower footprint. This important watershed comes at a time when the industry is also increasingly putting larger smolt to sea. Novel ingredients broaden the ingredients basket and are an important instrument in the sector’s toolkit as they push towards carbon neutrality by 2045. Protix points out that its insect meals have a carbon impact almost 89% lower than a similar soy alternative (soy protein concentrate) per kg, while being a closer analogue to the salmonids’ natural diets. Feed represents up to 80% of the carbon impact of the salmon sector, and innovation in this space drives demonstrable impact. Read more>> Salmon produced under Label Rouge standard to be fed insects
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