FEFANA and EPA join forces to promote probiotics for animal nutrition

FEFANA and EPA established a cooperation agreement to collaborate for the promotion of probiotics for animal nutrition. The two associations have recently joined their forces with the aim to generate, develop and share their know-how and information on probiotics with feed chain stakeholders.

EPA has been created to specifically support the generic promotion of probiotics in feed. Through several initiatives they inform and update the scientific communities, veterinarians, nutritionists and the relevant industries about the benefits of probiotics in animal nutrition. FEFANA represents the interest of Specialty Feed Ingredients at large, and involves the majority of probiotic operators in its membership. The activities of the association are mainly focused on regulatory aspects impacting the specialty feed ingredients industry; joining forces with E.P.A. organisation to strengthen promotion of probiotics toward    the feed chain partners is amongst major strategic interest.

Today the main ambition of this joint group is to better position the probiotics in the national, European and International arena being a pivotal source of information, combining and strengthening their activities, and providing common outcomes based on knowledge sharing.

The joint group will work on a series of communication activities along the year on topics already identified and related to subjects perceived as important and/or innovative for probiotics. A website is under construction to become a reference and an information source to those interested to follow-up developments related to probiotics.

The traditional Jules Tournut Probiotic Prize, created by EPA in 1999, will also be granted in November 2012 during the Eurotier in Hannover, Germany, to reward researchers for their innovative works in the field of probiotics in animal nutrition.

The joint group will operate within the FEFANA structure and make sure that their activities fit to the Specialty Feed Ingredients Industry overall objectives. Gérard Bertin, EPA Secretary General, will take care of the management of this joint group, with support and involvement of the FEFANA staff.
Building on their different assets, the associations aspire to a fruitful cooperation to better inform relevant stakeholders about the role and importance of probiotics in animal nutrition.

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US invites comments on sulfuryl fluoride

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a second comment period on the proposed order to revoke residue tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride (SF) on food and cancel associated uses. 

The EPA announcement comes as a result of actions taken by the North American Millers’ Association (NAMA) and others working in the Sulfuryl Fluoride Agricultural Coalition (SFAC). This decision will allow the EPA to delay adoption of the proposal while the agency considers further legal options recommended by SFAC.

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Dioxin reassessment first part has been released by the EPA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has published the first of two volumes of its response to the National Academy of Sciences 2006 report on the EPA's original dioxin reassessment. The document is the first of two EPA reports that, together, will respond to the recommendations and comments on 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) dose-response assessment included in the 2006 NAS report, Health Risks from Dioxin and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment.

The released document, Reanalysis Volume 1, includes (1) a systematic evaluation of the peer-reviewed epidemiologic studies and rodent bioassays relevant to TCDD dose-response analysis; (2) dose-response analyses using a TCDD physiologically based pharmacokinetic model that simulates TCDD blood concentrations following oral intake; and (3) an oral reference dose (RfD) for TCDD. Read more ...

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EPA failed to update Dioxin regulations as deadline passes

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was all set to release new recommendations for the regulations of Dioxins on January 31, but so far they have not managed to meet the deadline date. The new reassessment and the updating of the regulations for dioxins come after many years of reassessing and advising US consumers and public policy makers since 1985.

Since the 1980's the use of dioxins have been scaled back, but even with the tighter regulations and control dioxin still contaminate meat and dairy products being principally emitted from waste incinerators, paper pulp producers, and copper smelters. Read more ...

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