BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — The European Former Foodstuff Processors Associations (EFFPA) recently announced the launch of its new website. It places particular attention on the continued commitment to preventing food waste by giving food losses from food manufacturers and food retailers a purpose as sustainable feed for food-producing animals, the association said. 

The revamped website continues to refer to the importance of ensuring feed safety and the sector’s credentials in animal nutrition, but now also draws specific attention to the contribution of circular and low carbon footprint feed, the EFFPA said. This links up with the growing importance of circular feed as a key performance indicator of sustainability in feed production.

As feed sourcing and production account for most environmental impacts in livestock production, the push toward circular feed is also critical in the push for more sustainable livestock production, it said.

By repurposing food production byproducts that would otherwise go to waste, the EFFPA said it contributes to a circular economy while reducing the environmental footprint of animal feed.

”The launch of a new website is a good opportunity to again raise awareness of the value of the former foodstuff processing sector in driving the circular bioeconomy, food waste reduction and reduced environmental impacts,” said Alexander Romme, president of the EFFPA. “With the arrival of the new European Commission, we strive for our contributions to be considered of strategic importance in meeting multiple policy ambitions as regards sustainability and reduced import reliance.”