Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés
Budget
€400 — €0
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
5
2.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
FEFAC's mission is to - Represent, defend and promote the interests of the European compound feed and premix industry with the European Institutions, international bodies (IFIF, Codex Alimentarius, OIE, etc.) and stakeholders platforms; - Lobby for a legislative framework and its implementation, without discrimination in EU Member States; - Develop professional rules and good manufacturing practices including the sourcing of feed materials; - Safeguard conditions of free access to raw materials, the proper functioning of their markets and the definition of their quality; - Encourage the sustainable development of livestock production responding to the market requirements, so as to maximise market opportunities for compound feed and premix companies; - Encourage the development of precompetitive European animal nutrition-related Research & Development projects ; - Contribute to public communication campaigns seeking to enhance the image of the compound feed and premix industry.
EU Legislative Interests
See website: https://www.fefac.eu/fefac-positions/ Competitiveness Compass Circular Economy policy Chemicals strategy Climate Change legislation (Fit for 55) CAP Reform and EU Protein Plan Deforestation Regulation EU Biotechnology act Regulation on New Genomic Techniques Renewable Energy Directive Green Labelling EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence EU animal welfare legislation EU feed-related legislation (Directive on undesirable substances and products in feed, feed Hygiene Regulation, Animal By-products and TSE regulations, Official Controls Regulation, Residues of pesticides, medicated feed, feed additives Regulation, NGT's, GM Feed & Food) EU food waste legislation
Communication Activities
Events: - FEFAC webinar on Circular Feed: The future potential of nutrient recovery through animal nutrition - 31.03.2022 - EU feed sector resilience and EU Green Deal targets for the EU livestock sector - 2.06.2022 - FEFAC Congress: Resilience of Sustainable EU Food Production Systems – Role of circular feed - 15.06.2023 - FEFAC 70th Public General Assembly - 28.05.2025 - 31st FEFAC Congress - 20.05.2026 : “European livestock sector – QUO VADIS? Outlook to EU livestock and feed production in the Circular Bioeconomy.” Publications: - FEFAC vision 2030 - FEFAC Newsfeed - FEFAC brochure on the use of co-products in animal feed - FEFAC recommendations for the development of a biosecurity plan in the feed industry - FEFAC 60th Anniversary brochure - FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 - FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 - Progress report 2021 - FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines 2021 - FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 - Progress report 2022 - FEFAC Circular Feed brochure 2022 - FEFAC brochure on Advanced animal feeding strategies for more sustainable and circular livestock & aquaculture production 2023 - FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 – Progress report 2023 - FEFAC 12 key recommendations for the EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 - Feed Circularity Catalogue 2025 - FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 – Progress report 2024 - FEFAC Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 – Progress report 2025 - FEFAC study on vulnerability for access to essential nutritional feed additives Communication activities: - Partner of the “Meat-The-Facts” communication platform on livestock products - Partner of the EU Grain Chain focusing on responsible soy supply
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
https://fefac.eu/about-us/network/ FEFAC is member of: - GFLI (Global Feed LCA Institute) - IFIF (International Feed Industry Federation) - ELV (European livestock voice) - EPRUMA (European platform for responsible use of medicines in animals) - AFCC (Agri-Food Chain Coalition) - ATF (Animal Task Force) - EUFCTF (European Feed Chain Task Force) FEFAC is an observer member of the CODEX Alimentarius. FEFAC is also pending confirmation to become an Affiliated Member of IGTC (International Grain Trade Coalition) All organisations that FEFAC are member of are listed here : https://fefac.eu/about-us/network/
Organisation Members
https://fefac.eu/about-us/members/
Additional Information
The contract (N°070201/2019803027/SER/ENV.B.1 - Provision of "Feed" process-based product environmental footprint-compliant life cycle inventory datasets) made in 2019. But we will only receive the last part of the money (10% of the contract) in 2026 (as confirmed by DG ENVI).
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.