On 18 September 2017 the website www.molassesforfood.eu was launched to advocate for the removal of molasses from the Annex IX of the revised Renewable Energy Directive. EFFPA is part of a coalition of eight associations (FEFAC, CEFIC, AIBI, COFALEC, Brewers of Europe, CAOBISCO & CIUS) who have a joint concern around the inclusion of molasses as a […]
On 16 May 2017 the European Parliament voted through an own-initiative report on food waste by MEP Borjana Bilzan. The Parliament calls for a promotion of the higher-grade use of former foodstuffs in animal feed. In the report, the Commission is also asked to analyse the legal barriers to the use of former foodstuffs in […]
Bakery Feeds, an American former foodstuffs processor, joined EFFPA as an associate member on May 1, 2017. Bakery Feeds has been processing bakery and snack manufacturer residuals since 1984, and operates 10 facilities throughout the USA. In the United States, the former foodstuff industry processes approximately three million tons of material annually. As a part […]
EFFPA’s event “Circular economy in Action: Food-to-Feed Valorisation of Former Foodstuffs” highlights the contribution of the animal feed outlet to preventing food waste On 29 March 2017, EFFPA (the European Former Foodstuff Processors Association) organised its 1st stakeholder event in Brussels since its foundation in January 2014. The event, attended by approximately 70 people, served […]
EFFPA has developed a brochure called “Keeping Food Losses in the Food Chain” to explain the essentials of former foodstuff processing. The title highlights the capacity of former foodstuff processors to prevent losses at food factory level from being removed from the food chain and end up as food waste. Examples of former foodstuffs are […]
At the plenary vote on the amendments to the Waste Framework Directive, the European Parliament left the Commission feed exclusion proposal intact. On 14 March 2017 the European Parliament voted through the report by Simona Bonafè on the amendments to the Waste Framework Directive, as part of the Circular Economy Package. COCERAL, EFFPA, FEFAC and PFP […]
EFFPA is on the list of private sector organisations who will take part in the EU Platform on Food Losses & Food Waste. The aim of the platform is to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals of food waste reduction. EFFPA will represent the animal feed solution, which has been recognised as a means to reduce […]
On 12 May, EFFPA President Paul Featherstone gave a presentation at an event organised by NEVEDI / Het Comité on the Challenges in Global Raw Material Supply in Spijkenisse, The Netherlands. He elaborated on the position of former foodstuffs in the raw material commodity market for the feed industry. He explained processed former foodstuffs are generally […]
EFFPA made great efforts in the past few years to ensure former foodstuff processing made it onto the agendas of all people involved in the food waste debate. Food waste now seems to be gaining more attention in Europe and EFFPA members are pleased to be considered part of the solution. The EU Platform on Food […]
The Canadian company SPB Solutions has joined EFFPA as an Associate Member. SPB Solutions is a former foodstuff processor operating mainly in Quebec and Ontario with over 40 years of experience. SPB Solutions hopes engaging with EFFPA will bring new perspectives to former foodstuff processing in Canada, where in total approximately 340.000 ton nes of […]