FEFANA asbl (''Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d’Adjuvants pour la Nutrition Animal'', ''EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures'') is a European Union
trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partic ...
of the
animal feed additives industry. Its membership comprises manufacturers and traders of feed additives, functional feed ingredients, premixes and other mixtures of specialty ingredients that enter the food chain via feed. FEFANA facilitates the dialogue between EU institutions and feed business operators while promoting feed and food safety and a fair and competitive market.
History
The first statutes of FEFANA were signed on 22 January 1963
by the national associations in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The acronym ''FEFANA'' originally stood for ''Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d’Adjuvants pour la Nutrition Animale''. FEFANA has a new non-profit juridical status according to the Belgian law since 13 October 2004.
See also
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Compound feed
Animal feed is food given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry. There are two basic types: fodder and forage. Used alone, the word ''feed'' more often refers to fodder. Animal feed is an important input to ...
References
External links
FEFANA official web site
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Business organizations based in Europe
Food industry trade groups