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We are the united voice

of the EU Specialty Feed Ingredients Industry

Why Specialty Feed Ingredients?

Specialty feed ingredients offer a range of benefits for animals, humans and the environment.
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FEFANA – EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures

FEFANA is the united voice of the Specialty Feed Ingredients business in Europe, providing key benefits to the EU food chain and to the society. It remains committed to its mission to achieve sustainable animal nutrition through the supply of innovative, safe and cost-effective specialty feed ingredients, to ensure food security, animal health and welfare.

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Specialty Feed Ingredients' contribution to Animal Welfare

Specialty feed ingredients (SFIs) play an important role in meeting the nutritional requirements to ensure animal health and well-being. In addition, SFIs can support a stronger immune system and improved vitality, and can help animals cope better with stress, for instance due to heat on hot summer days or when transitioning from their mother’s milk to solid food. Watch this video to learn more on how SFIs can thereby contribute to animal welfare.
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Specialty Feed Ingredients’ contribution to sustainable animal farming

Specialty feed ingredients (SFIs) are important allies for an efficient and environmentally friendly food system and help reduce the environmental footprint from livestock. Learn more on the beneficial effects of SFIs and why they are key for sustainable animal farming and circular economy.
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The Farm-to-Fork Strategy: our contribution

Climate care, circular economy, animal well-being, resource efficiency: these are only a few of the ways in which innovative specialty feed ingredients contribute to the ambitious Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork agendas.
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Success story
FEFANA authorisation Consortia

Through an efficient cooperation system, manufacturers and importers of feed additives were offered the opportunity to participate in FEFANA Consortia and jointly prepare applications for re-authorisation of additives of their interest.
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Tools

FEFANA provides its members and the public at large with tools supporting an improved understanding and implementation of the regulatory requirements for Specialty Feed Ingredients and their mixtures
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Sustainability

Through innovation, the Specialty Feed Ingredients industry continuously and intensively contributes to limiting the environmental impact of animal farming activities. This include measures to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, eutrophication and acidification as part of an important societal responsibility.
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Regulatory topics

FEFANA and its Members carry out their activities within a vast and complex regulatory framework. This section covers the main topics currently on FEFANA’s agenda.
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Organisation

FEFANA’s structure and its place in the EU environment
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European Livestock Voice

We won't tell you what to eat, drink or wear... But it's good to hear the two sides of the story about livestock. #MeattheFacts
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Specialty Feed Ingredients’ role in the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance

Animal nutrition has a crucial role in supporting animal health and welfare. Specialty Feed Ingredients are used in feed and pet food to ensure a safe and appropriate diet. Some of these ingredients can also support the animals’ natural defences against, for example, bad bacteria. Maintaining animals in optimal health limits and prevents the need for veterinary treatments, consequently reducing the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
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Latest news

Joint Letter -  May 28, 2025

Open Letter of Business and Agri-Food Industry stakeholders on the need for a high-performing EFSA to boost the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector

The European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food recognises the essential role of the agrifood sector for the EU’s competitiveness. This critical sector employs over 30 million people and substantially contributes to...

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Press Release -  December 17, 2024

European Livestock Voice partners welcome the launch of the new Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock

Brussels, 17 December 2024 – The European Parliament has officially established the Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock with the support of numerous MEPs from diverse countries and the major political groups. The agreement to support...

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Press Release -  December 16, 2024

EU Member States endorse updated Code for Green Labelling for Feed to drive sustainable animal feed production

Following a comprehensive 12-month assessment, the European Commission’s SCoPAFF on Animal Nutrition officially endorsed the upgraded Copa-Cogeca & FEFAC Code of Good Labelling Practices for compound feed. The endorsement at the meeting...

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Specialty Feed Ingredients

Much of the nutrition of farm animals is based on maize, wheat and soybean meal. To ensure that animals get all the essential nutrients they need, specialty feed ingredients are often needed.

 

They contribute to efficient, affordable and appropriate animal nutrition and support animal health and well-being.

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FEFANA is the united voice of the specialty feed ingredients business in Europe where the industry generates an annual turnover of 5 billion EUR.

 

FEFANA membership comprises manufacturers and traders of feed additives, functional feed ingredients, premixes and other mixtures of specialty ingredients.

 

Centred in the heart of Brussels, FEFANA facilitates the dialogue between EU institutions and feed business operators while promoting feed and food safety and a fair and competitive market.

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