A call from five EU national authorities to ban production, use and placement on the EU market of all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) has been published in full by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) today.
As the EU Commission, EU agencies and member states provide clearer indications about the directions research and development (R&D) into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will take, concerns are growing among feed groups that insufficient public research...
The low number of pigs weaned per sow per year in all UK systems is still a major cause of that market’s relatively high cost of production and a factor that needs to be addressed if UK pig production costs are to remain competitive with the rest of Europe,...
A vote is due next week on the tabled EU Commission proposal to deny authorization of formaldehyde as a feed additive for use as a preservative and hygiene condition enhancer.
The EU Commission has taken the 'necessary steps' to prolong the feed derogation for organic pigs and poultry that was due to expire at the end of this year.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition said its live yeast probiotic strain, Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii CNCM I-1079, is the first feed additive authorized in the EU for the reduction of carcass contamination by Salmonella spp. in broiler chickens.
The decisive vote due today on the reauthorization of the EU license for the controversial herbicide, glyphosate, did not take place - it was postponed.
The free trade deal with Japan could offer the EU pork sector up to 10% price advantage compared to pig meat exports from US and Canada, says an analyst.
The Commission, the Council and the Parliament have finally come to a provisional agreement on the overhaul of EU organic regulation and product labelling.
A genetically modified microorganism (GMM) integrating an antibiotic resistance gene was found in a riboflavin supplement from China aimed at feed use, finds newly published study.
The new president of the EU European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, FEFAC, is looking to ensure feed and farming are top priorities in the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) post 2020 review.
Brazilian feed producer said to be using expired by-products
The EU farm lobby wants the EU Commission to impose a temporary ban on Brazilian meat imports, in the wake of the meat scandal in the Latin American country.
The EU farm lobby has stressed concerns over meat standards and safety must be given priority in discussions with the Latin American trade bloc in the wake of the corruption scandal engulfing Brazil’s meat industry.
Some 17 trade groups including, FEFAC, have made a joint call to the EU Commission to prioritize science-based decision making when modifying EU authorization mechanisms.
Dairy and pig trials to support the development of EU equivalent regulations on feed additives to detoxify mycotoxins are about to get underway in China.
The legislative process is nearly complete for the revised EU rules on official controls of food and feed safety, with the regulation likely to be published in March next year.
Limited availability and high prices are two factors restricting the use of pulses in the European feed complex, says EU compound feed manufacturer trade group, FEFAC.
A new system of electronic certification for imported organic products such as soymeal from China, for example, is aimed at ensuring greater traceability of such ingredients and at reducing potential fraud.
The EU can expect higher grain imports from Ukraine if an EU Commission plan to remove tariffs on goods from that market, this time from wheat, corn and barley, sees the light of day.
BASF is one of the firms hit by the EU Commission’s decision in January finding Belgium’s tax arrangements for multinationals were illegal and that the tax must be repaid
The development of the claims section of the revised EU feed labelling code represents a milestone in terms of evolution for the EU feed industry, argues FEFAC.
EU feed industry representatives urge the EU Commission to evaluate the impact of the proposed phase-out of crop-based biofuels after 2020, warning such a move will have a detrimental impact on the sector’s capacity to use locally produced proteins.
Regulation also sees new types of zinc additives introduced
As the UK is a net contributor to the EU budget, a net importer of agri-food products from the EU, and punches above its weight in research terms, its withdrawal would have “broadly negative effects” for the EU farm and food sector, argues a leading agriculture...
The glyphosate dossier is to be handed over to the Commission, following on from the PAFF committee's failure today to generate a vote on the controversial herbicide.
The move by the British Poultry Council (BPC) to reveal antibiotic usage data across 90% of domestic broiler, turkey and duck production is a game changer, says an antimicrobial resistance expert.
EU trade commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, quickly moved to dismiss concerns about the EU position in TTIP negotiations with the US following the Greenpeace leaks today.
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), the trade group representing the feed, crop protection, grain and oilseed sectors in the UK, said Brexit would not be in the best interest of its members.
EU farmers say aid package is move in the right direction
A European Parliament committee yesterday voted to ban collective and preventive antibiotic treatment of animals, while also backing measures to encourage research into new medicines.
Resistance to widely used antimicrobials, such as ciprofloxacin, was commonly detected in bacteria in poultry, finds a new EU report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria.
The circular economy package, published by the EU Commission yesterday, confirms former foodstuffs of vegetable origin have nothing to do with waste processing or food waste recycling, says the EU Former Foodstuff Processors Association (EFFPA).
In the latest cereals supply and demand balance sheet from the EU Commission, production and stocks have been increased for wheat and barley, but it is a different story for maize.
A European Parliament committee has voted against a draft EU law that would enable countries to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved GMO food or feed on their territory.
The EU Parliament’s ENVI Committee held an exchange of views last week with EU Commissioner for health and food safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, focusing on the proposal giving EU countries the possibility to prohibit the use of GM food and feed on their...
The EU Commission’s GM proposal, adopted yesterday, is deeply flawed and, if enacted, would see the EU livestock sector crumble and unable to compete globally, said a raft of agriculture trade groups.
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