Dr. Didier Jans
Current affiliation:
Secretary General of the EU Feed Additives & Premixtures Association, Belgium
Probiotics and prebiotics when used as feed additives are subject to rigorous registration process in the European Union. The feed additive registration process requires a dossier to be submitted to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in order to obtain the right to place and use feed additive on the European market. This dossier contains three main parts: identification of the substance, safety and efficiency of the product. The dossier essentially provides a guarantee to the customer that the food ie. meat, milk, eggs, produced by using the additive is safe for the target animal and the final consumer.
FEFANA is the EU association of feed additives producers. It groups together the EU operators that are putting on the EU market the authorised additives and the premixtures that are made thereof.
The association, which was set up in 1963, evolved considerably since its creation, adapting constantly to the evolution of feeding practices and to the functioning of the European Union.
It is meant to be the interface between the feed additive industry (inc. also probiotic and prebiotic producers) and the European authorities, including the authorities of the EU Member States. Its network of regional representations, which covers the entire Union, reflects the strong wish of the industry to contribute efficiently to the European integration in the food chain area.
Furthermore, FEFANA is a pivotal element of feed additive industry co-ordination with food chain stakeholders, not the less with compound and complementary feed industry.
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