A veteran of pharmaceuticals, now one of feed’s leading chief executives, believes the feed and food industry should adopt the model employed by his erstwhile industry to balance the costs between the parts of the world that cannot afford to pay a premium,...
Evonik says the algal oil produced through its joint venture with DSM – Veramaris - is a non-GMO product, and was recently recognized by a non-GMO standard in Germany.
Pigs, under a premium pork brand from the German food retailer, Edeka Südwest, are now being fed with certified European soybeans, reported Donau Soja, an Austrian not-for-profit initiative promoting GM-free soy production in Europe.
To launch a GMO-free product line with US-grown grain, Springer Mountain Farms first had to work with feed crop producers to establish a feed ingredient supply chain.
The Polish government look sets to postpone the impending ban on genetically modified (GM) livestock feed and GM derived feed ingredients through to December 31, 2020.
Polish poultry and livestock producers are maintaining pressure on the government to postpone a ban on the use of GM feeds beyond the current January 1, 2019, deadline.
Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
The mycotoxin load in staple food and feed crops is likely to increase due to combination of climate change factors including increasing temperatures and CO2 levels, extreme wet and drought conditions, says an expert.
Organic supply chain company Pipeline Foods is extending its reach into the US organic feed and grain markets with the purchase of a grain elevator from ADM.
A lawsuit filed in California is alleging that Nestle has been misleading customers regarding the presence of GMO ingredients in its products, in part through the use of animal feed.
Coceral, the European association of trade in cereals, rice, feed oilseeds, olive oil, oils and fats, is calling for legal certainty and regulatory coherence for New Plant Breeding Techniques (NPBTs).
Industry is railing against the ruling published yesterday by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that classifies plants from mutagenesis techniques as GMOs.
A California resident is suing Kerrygold and its parent corporation alleging misrepresentation of the feed used for the cows that provided milk to make the company’s dairy products.
The Polish agriculture ministry has drafted an amendment to the 2006 Feed Act so that the ban on genetically modified (GM) feed ingredients, chiefly soybean meal, that was set to come into force at the end of this year, would be postponed until 2024.
Dairy farmers and feed compounders in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are the target customers of Berg + Schmidt's recently developed and locally derived rapeseed oil feed fat powders.
The EU Commission is appraising the likely impact of last week’s decision by the EU’s General Court that ruled campaigners could challenge the way the EU executive authorized the sale of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the EU-28.
An increase in regional protein production in Europe is possible, but any further development of regional raw feed protein cultivation is going to need a lot of support, both from feed manufacturers and policy initiatives.
A Buenos Aires based company says it has developed a non-genetically modified (GM) soy supply chain over the past three years that avoids the use of traders, and allows it focus on traceability.
The Kansas-headquartered company seeks to collaborate with start-ups or support development of a university project to the stage where it would be commercially viable.
AFIA was among those to suggest how to specify that biotech animal feed ingredients do not make animal products biotech in response to USDA questions on the subject.
The turnover of food products within the dairy, poultry and egg categories certified against a government backed non-GM food label in Germany is forecast to reach €4.4bn in 2017.
Andy Green, sustainability expert at Cert ID Europe, part of the Group ID group, wants to keep a lid on the costs of non-GM verification. We caught up with him to hear about his role in GM free feed certification for retailers, and got his view also on...
Although last year saw potential concerns about the import of GMO feed and feed ingredients from the US, use continues to be strong in the Dominican Republic, says analyst.
US farmers’ groups and feed crop growers are criticizing Dannon for its move away from biotech crops, while the company maintains the decision offers more options for consumers.
Laying hens are proving to be the point of entry sector for inclusion of the Europe grown GM free Danube Soya, says the association behind the program.
Feed organizations were quick to offer support after the US House of Representatives passed a federal bill addressing labeling GMO products and preempting a state-level law.
Dairy company, Arla Foods, says it only has ambitions, at this stage, that more of its farmers will convert to GM free feed based on the increasing market willingness to pay the higher price required.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been offered several suggestions on how to better gauge and understand the economic effects of unintended mixing between biotech and other feed crops.
A US District Court judge has approved a joint motion to dismiss counterclaims and third-party complaints against Cargill, Rail Transfer Inc and Archer Daniels Midland Company.
Several US feed grower and producer groups are supporting the initial process of a voluntary, federal labeling plan for products that have or include bioengineered traits.
ADM, Cargill, Express Grain Terminal LLC and Rail Transfer Inc have recently called for third-party and counterclaims brought against them by Syngenta in the ongoing biotech corn lawsuit to be dismissed.