Former food products: A sustainable feed for poultry
Former food products (FFPs) could help make poultry production more sustainable by reducing reliance on human-edible feed reeed-related emissions. New research examines the nutritional, safety and regulatory considerations involved in using these products effectively in poultry diets
Matthew WedzeraiFreelance journalist
Aug 18
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Why FFPs matter
In poultry production, feed typically accounts for 70–80% of total costs, and feed- related emissions are responsible for a comparable proportion of the sector’s carbon footprint. In response, attention has turned towards alternative feed ingredients that do not compete directly with the human food supply but provide environmental and economic benefits
The EU Catalogue of ‘Feed Materials’ defines ‘former foods’ as foodstuffs which were manufactured for human consumption in full compliance with EU food law but are no longer intended for human consumption for practical or logistical reasons, or due to manufacturing or packaging defects or other issues, and which do not present any health risks when used as feed
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