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EU sugar and isoglucose quotas must not be extended until 2020
Further delays in ending the EU quotas on sugar and isoglucose will hold back necessary investments and prolong chronic shortfalls in European sugar supply [...]
EU starch industry publishes Life Cycle Assessment study of starch products
The European Starch Industry Association, AAF, published today the summary report of its Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of its products. Following on from an earlier LCA study in 2001 for some products, this new study [...]
EU starch industry – disappointed at Dantin report on sugar quotas
On 31 May 2012, Michel Dantin (EPP, France), European Parliament rapporteur on the CAP Single CMO proposal, published his draft report. The draft report proposes extending the EU sugar regime until 2019/20. With the end of milk quotas in 2015, sugar and isoglucose [...]
The contribution of the starch sector towards a bioeconomy in 2020
Starch is renewable and biodegradable. As such it is a well-suited raw material for the sustainable use of agricultural products in the bio-based industry. For the last 30 years, the [...]
Why is 2015 the right time to abolish EU production quotas on sugar
2015 is the right time for the abolition of EU production quotas on sugar and isoglucose because it will end the outdated, unfair and uncompetitive treatment of isoglucose. The current quota regime artificially limits production of isoglucose (cereal-based sugar) to a tiny fraction (4%) of the overall EU sugar and isoglucose consumption market [...]
Safeguarding the competitiveness of the EU potato starch sector
According to the Commission’s proposal, Member States may grant coupled support to farmers producing starch potatoes (article 38). AAF believes it is of utmost importance [...]
AAF position on the single CMO – sugar reform
Working towards a sustainable and competitive sugars sector in Europe: the AAF, the European starch industry Association, strongly supports the abolition of production quotas for sugar and isoglucose by October 2015, and calls on the European Parliament and the Member States to [...]
AAF policy on GMOs for the food & feed sector
Regulations 1829/2003/EC and 1830/200/EC on GMOs have been published in the Official Journal on 18 October 2003 and entered into force on April 19th, 2004. This legislation defines [...]
Eco-profile study of starch products
The EU starch industry to perform an environmental impacts assessment of its products and co-products: Under the pressure of the various initiatives aiming at providing end consumers with information on the environmental impacts of products, the customers of the European starch industry are increasingly interested in developing the environmental footprints of the products they manufacture or market. [...]
