International
Roundup/
Europe
European Renderers
Face Big Challenges,
Have Solutions
By Bruce Ross, Ross Gordon
Consultants SPRL
From left, Dr. Robert Figgener, EFPRA vice president; Dr. Martin Alm, EFPRA technical director; and David Kaluzny, NARA representative
representative
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ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϱϬϬ ƉĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ĂďŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ &Ăƚ WƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ϮϬϮϮ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ͕ ŚĞůĚ ŝŶ sŝůĂŵŽƵƌĂ͕
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of relief and happiness among delegates at seeing each other
face to face again, it was the venue, program and quality of
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ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕d^͕ƐŚŽƵůĚƚĂŬĞŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĐƌĞĚŝƚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐ͘
/ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚĂƐƚŚĞhƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
ZĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘
dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂůƐŽĂŶŽƉƟŵŝƐƟĐŵŽŽĚŽǀĞƌĂůůďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝŶƚŚĞ
ƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞsŝůĂŵŽƵƌĂĐŽŶŐƌĞƐƐƐŚŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚĂŬĞŶ
ƉůĂĐĞ͕ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶhƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐʹĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ
use of pig processed animal protein (PAP) in poultry feed and
ƉŽƵůƚƌLJWWŝŶƉŝŐĨĞĞĚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŝŶƐĞĐƚŵĞĂůŝŶďŽƚŚĨĞĞĚ
ƚLJƉĞƐʹĂƌĞĂůůŽǁŝŶŐhƌĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐƚŽĞdžƉĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͘
^ƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐ ĨĞƌƟůŝnjĞƌƐ͕
ŝŶƐĞĐƚ͕ƉĞƚĨŽŽĚĂŶĚďŝŽĨƵĞůƐŵĂƌŬĞƚƐĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞĚƚŚŝƐ͘
Ɛ ĂůǁĂLJƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ďLJ &WZ
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ^ũŽƌƐ ĞĞƌĞŶĚŽŶŬ ĂŶĚ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ DĂƌƟŶ
ůŵ͘EĂƚƵƌĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞLJĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjĞĚ&WZ͛ƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĞƐŝŶůŽďďLJŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞhĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞLJƐƚƌĞƐƐĞĚ&WZŝƐŶŽƚƌĞƐƟŶŐŽŶ
ŝƚƐ ůĂƵƌĞůƐ͘ dŚĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ƉƵƐŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕ ƉŽŝŶƟŶŐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĞ
ƵŶŝŽŶ͛ƐůŽŶŐͲƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƟĐĂůůLJƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĨĞĞĚ
ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶƐŝƐŶŽǁĞdžĂĐĞƌďĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚŝŶhŬƌĂŝŶĞĂŶĚ͕
therefore, the EU should maximize the use of safe, home-
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ĨĞĞĚƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ĂƚĞŐŽƌLJϭĂƐŚƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶĨĞƌƟůŝnjĞƌƐ͘
h ĂŶĚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů ƵůƚƌĂĐĂƵƟŽƵƐ ŽǀĞƌ
rendered products due to the lingering, though much
diminished, threat of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
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chain, especially the feed sector, is almost as wary. Beerendonk
ƐĂŝĚ&WZŝƐĂǁĂƌĞŽĨƚŚŝƐĂŶĚ͕ŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ǁŝůůĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞ
ŽŶĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞƌŽůĞŽĨƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŝŶ
preserving the integrity of the food supply chain.
The EU is experiencing a range of trends from meat-free
ĚĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ǀĞŐĞƚĂďůĞͲŽŶůLJ ĚŝĞƚƐ͘ &WZ ŝƐ
taking aim at the meat chain for not doing enough to counter
ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŵĞĂƚĞĂƟŶŐ͘KŶĂŵŽƌĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞŶŽƚĞ͕ƚŚĞ
h͛Ɛ͞'ƌĞĞŶĞĂů͟ĂŵďŝƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƉƵƫŶŐŵŽƌĞĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ
ŽŶƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐƚŚĞĐŝƌĐƵůĂƌĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ĂŶĚƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
ĮƚǁĞůůǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐ͘
dŚĞƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝƐƐƵďũĞĐƚƚŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶũƵƐƚ^Ͳ
related rules. It is having to address forthcoming changes
ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h͛Ɛ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƉŽůŝĐLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂīĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ
ŽĨĂŶŝŵĂůďLJͲƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŝŶďŝŽĨƵĞůƐ͕ĂŶĚŵĂƩĞƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĞƐƚ
ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ dĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ ZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ;Z&^Ϳ ďĞŝŶŐ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƚŚĞhƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚďĞƐƚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐĨŽƌ
ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨƉŽůůƵƟŽŶĨƌŽŵŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚƉƌŽďůĞŵĨŽƌƌĞŶĚĞƌĞƌƐƵŶĚĞƌZ&^ŝƐ
ĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚŽĚŽƌƐ͘KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌďŝŽĨƵĞůƐ
from animal fats is strong and growing, so renderers should
do well there.
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