ISSUE FOCUS 46 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2026 FEED SAFETY IS FOOD SAFETY Anders Lydom: When we talk about feed safety, we are in reality talking about food safety. Feed becomes meat, milk, and eggs, which ultimately reaches consumers. There is no separation between the two, and that connection fundamentally changes the level of responsibility we carry as technology providers and the responsibility you carry as feed producers. Pathogen control in feed production is therefore not just an internal quality objective; it is a safeguard for the entire production food chain. At the same time, we must be precise in how we describe what we do. In feed production, we do not sterilize - we reduce. If we were to fully sterilize feed, we would damage valuable enzymes and nutritional properties that are essential for animal performance. The objective is controlled pathogen reduction to a level where organisms such as Salmonella no longer pose a risk. That distinction matters, because feed safety is not about applying extreme measures. It is about disciplined, scientifically controlled processing. WINNING THE WAR ON MULTIPLE FRONTS Lydom: Many believe temperature alone solves the pathogen challenge. It does not. Yes, achieving Processing technologies are central to ensuring feed safety and, by extension, food safety. Controlled thermal treatment, informed raw material selection, robust engineering design, advanced automation, and reliable data management must work together to achieve predictable pathogen reduction. Feed safety is not driven by single interventions, but by integrated systems that reduce variability, maintain process stability, ensure traceability, and protect animal performance while meeting regulatory and market expectations. THE ROLE OF PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES IN ENSURING FEED SAFETY Ivan Harjacek Head of Digital Solutions Andritz Feed & Biofuel Anders Lydom Application and Technology Engineer for Animal Feed Andritz Feed & Biofuel
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