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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. [...]
EU starch industry public contribution on CAP 2020
The European starch industry is pleased to contribute to the Commission’s consultation on the CAP towards 2020 with items of direct relevance to its competitiveness. For this reason, the European starch industry focuses its contribution on questions no. 1 to 3 [...]
EU starch industry’s view on the future of sugar regime of the post-2013 CAP
The european starch industry's views on the future of the sugar regime in the framework of the post-2013 CAP. The European starch industry is an important economic player in European economy and rural development, that represents primary food processors that sell to the second transformation industry. It is an important agro-industry [...]
Business to business labelling in EU “additives Regulation 1333/2008”
AAF members are aware of the requirements of EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives. As concerns the implementation of the provisions of Art 22.1.- General labelling requirements for food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer – AAF members consider that [...]
Safe use of processing aids
AAF members are aware of the recent publication in the [...]
EU starch industry opposes the use of melamine in protein products
AAF and its membership are aware of, and are monitoring [...]
EU allergen labelling of wheat starch derivatives and of gluten-free food
AAF statement on the EU allergen labelling of wheat starch and wheat starch derivatives and their use in gluten-free foods. On 28 November 2007, wheat-based glucose syrups including dextrose, wheat-based maltodextrins and products thereof (such as polyols) obtained a permanent exemption from allergen labelling [...]
Environmental impacts of starch products
The EU starch industry contribution to the EU sustainable consumption and production policies: In the framework of the increasing concerns of the manufacturing and retailing industry to provide information on the environmental impact of products to the final consumers [...], the European starch industry is pleased to put forward its own contribution [...]
