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EFPRA Congress Continued from page 17 increasing to 70% in 2050. According to
Figgener, EFPRA members are beginning to understand this market and develop strategies to participate more effectively.
Perhaps the biggest topic is a proposed review of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) regulation with the intention of aligning European ABP rules with World Organization for Animal Health standards. This would represent a significant shift in legislation and might change the landscape of rendering in the EU.
More broadly, it would see rules and uses of ABPs in Europe being much more similar to the rest of the world. At present, European regulation is far more proscriptive on using ABPs, which is harming economic and environmental performance.
“The proposed review of TSE legislation is a positive step, but it is still in the early stages,” Figgener added. “I cannot emphasize enough that we are at the start of this process and our industry must work together to achieve a positive result. Thinking specifically about feed, we need to gather evidence on the value of specific animal proteins in feed for different species of fish as well as pig and poultry, which was discussed in both Hans Boon’s and Luciano Pinotti’s presentations.”
EFPRA’s high-level objective is to highlight how ABPs contribute to circularity and sustainability in the food system. These are key topics to increase the visibility and positive reputation of the rendering industry in Europe. EFPRA is a member of the Circular Feed Platform, an industrywide initiative to improve the sustainability of animal feed production. This was illustrated at congress with a presentation from Arnaud Bouxin, director of the European Feed Manufacturers Federation (FEFAC),
a trade association for the European compound feed industry.
EFPRA’s contribution to circularity in feed is through better valorization of animal proteins both in Europe and for export markets. In the EU, removing the prohibition on using ruminant proteins in nonruminant livestock feed for pigs, poultry and aquaculture is a key target.
For export markets, EFPRA has already taken steps to improve links with countries in Asia. In November, EFPRA held successful discussions on trade and cooperation with a Vietnamese delegation, including the deputy minister for agriculture. This was followed up in March with a return visit to Vietnam and exhibiting at the VIV Asia trade show in
Thailand to develop contacts with the Asian feed industry.
“From the work we have done so far, countries in Asia are interested in a range of European proteins,” Figgener said. “We would like to develop markets for Category 2 processed animal proteins (PAPs) that can be exported and used in third countries for a range of purposes including feed, in line with local regulations.”
EFPRA’s congress returns next May when it will be hosted by the National Association of Animal Fat and By-Product Processing Industries (ANAGRASA), the Spanish rendering association, on the island of Tenerife. R
Robert Figgener, EFPRA president
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