Feed Safety 10 YEARS. International Fresenius Conference. 27 to 28 October 2005 Cologne/Germany. Highlights: DIE AKADEMIE FRESENIUS

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1 DIE AKADEMIE FRESENIUS International Fresenius Conference Feed Safety 27 to 28 October 2005 Cologne/Germany 10 YEARS Highlights: Implementing the Codex Alimentarius Code of Practice on Good Animal Feed Feed safety legal framework Risk assessment of undesirable substances in feed materials Feed monitoring and results, e.g. OECD feedingstudies Byproducts of the food industry as feed HACCP-systems and quality assurance systems in Europe existing national systems and the need for harmonisation The annual forum that provides the latest developments Speakers: Andrew Chesson University of Aberdeen Yvan Dejaegher OVOCOM Sven Dänicke Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL) Alexander Döring European Feed Manufacturers Federation Johanna Fink-Gremmels Utrecht University Gerhard Flachowsky FAL Thierry Geslain National Association of Food Industries of France Manfred Hessing Nutreco International Karsten Hohgardt Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) Harry A. Kuiper RIKILT Gerd Finkler BVL Uwe Petersen Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture Helmut Schafft Federal Institute for Risk Assessment Hans Schenkel University of Hohenheim Karl-Heinz Schwind Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food Andrew W. Speedy Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Frans Verstraete European Commission and others

2 Thursday, 27 October Refreshments 9.30 Welcoming speech by Thomas Hülseberg, Competence Center AGRI Analytik, SGS Germany GmbH, Hamburg/ Germany and the chairmen Andrew Chesson, University of Aberdeen/UK and Chairman of the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Brussels/Belgium and Gerhard Flachowsky, Director of the Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Braunschweig/Germany Current status and developments in the feed area 9.40 Codex Codes on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for the animal feed industry Andrew W. Speedy, Senior Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome/Italy Feed safety legal framework in Europe Uwe Petersen, Animal Nutrition and Feed Law, Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture (BMVEL), Bonn/Germany EU-legislation on undesirable substances Frans Verstraete, Administrator, Chair of the Workinggroup on Undesirable Substances in Animal Feed (USAF), DG Health and Consumer Protection, European Commission, Brussels/Belgium Panel discussion Coffee break Risk assessment of undesirable substances in feed materials Undesirable substances: industrial compounds, natural toxins, and geographically-based risks Principles in risk assessment of undesirable substances in feed materials Animal health risk factors and agroeconomic challenges Feed materials in the food chain: consumer s concerns Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University/The Netherlands and Member of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Brussels/Belgium Feed safety - view of the risk assessment in Germany The motto: sound food requires safe feed The aim: trying to stop crises before they get started Treatment of uncertainty Risk assessment in the case of feed scandals Helmut Schafft, Contaminants in the Food Chain and Feed Safety, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin/Germany Panel discussion Lunch Feed monitoring and results Official control of feed and results in Germany National control programme 2005/2006 for feed safety in Germany Stages of the animal feed chain, where the control are carried out Results of the feed controls in Germany 2004 Statistical results of heavy metals and mycotoxins ( ) Gerd Finkler, Scientific Officer, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Bonn/Germany OECD feedingstudies (plant protection products and feed safety) Karsten Hohgardt, Head of Unit Health, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Braunschweig/Germany Panel discussion Coffee break Input and transfer of undesired substances within agricultural production with special respect to feed production and manufacturing Pathways of contamination during harvesting and processing strategies for minimisation of contamination Newer byproducts in food and feed technology Hans Schenkel, Head of the State Laboratory on Agricultural Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart/Germany Dioxin and dioxinlike PCBs first results of a monitoring study Where do they come from? Some aspects on the carry over from feed to food Dioxin and dioxinlike PCBs in German feed sampling and first results of a current investigation Karl-Heinz Schwind, Scientist in the Laboratory of Undesired Residues, Institute for Chemistry and Physics, Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food (BFEL), Kulmbach/Germany Mycotoxins results from monitoring study Sven Dänicke, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Braunschweig/Germany GMOs in feed: basics for safety assessment and risk management within the European Regulatory Framework European regulation for GM feed Safety assessment of animal feeds derived from GM products Future developments of GM feeds Labeling, traceability and detection Harry A. Kuiper, International Account Manager and Programme Leader, RIKILT - Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University/The Netherlands and Chairman of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Brussels/Belgium

3 Friday, 28 October Panel discussion 9.00 Introduction by the chairmen Panel discussion Summary by the chairmen and end of the first day After the first conference day has ended, Akademie Fresenius would like to invite the participants to a leisurely evening in Cologne City after a sightseeing tour through the Old Town of Cologne you can enjoy Cologne delicacies as well as the original beer specialities of the Private Brewery Sion - a perfect opportunity for talks and discussions with speakers and participants. Feed standards and consequences for manufacturers 9.10 HACCP-systems and quality assurance systems in Europe overview on existing quality assurance systems Existing national schemes Need for harmonisation on European and international level: the IFSA-Initiative Yvan Dejaegher, Vice-Chairman, Ovocom, Brussels/Belgium, and President of the International Feed Safety Alliance (IFSA), Brussels/Belgium 9.40 The food manufacturer as feed manufacturer - view from the food industry Place of food industry in the food/feed chain - volume and nature of feed materials (co-products, by-products) Hygiene legislation - good manufacturing practices of co and by products Thierry Geslain, Quality and Consumption Manager, ANIA (National Association of Food Industries of France), Paris/France Panel discussion Coffee break Byproducts of the food industry as feed view from the feed industry Alexander Döring, Secretary General, European Feed Manufacturers Federation (FE- FAC), Brussels/Belgium How to ensure feed safety special focus on traceability What to do to ensure feed safety How to handle traceability in the feed sector Demo traceability Manfred Hessing, Director Food Safety & Quality, BU Hendrix a Nutreco Company/The Netherlands Summary by the chairmen Approx Lunch and end of the conference Experts Andrew Chesson moved to the University of Aberdeen in His research interests include e.g. the application of biotechnology to animal feed and feeding. He currently chairs the FEEDAP Panel of the EFSA and is the author of some 200 publications. Sven Dänicke is scientific co-worker at the Institute of Animal Nutrition at the FAL, Braunschweig/Germany, since In 1992 he started his career as scientific co-worker at the Institute of Animal Nutrition at the Agricultural Faculty of the Martin-Luther- University Halle-Wittenberg/Germany. Yvan Dejaegher is Vice-Chairman at OVOCOM and Chairman of the IF- SA, Brussels/Belgium. He worked 10 years in Africa in implementing national agricultural units. He joined the compound industry in 1988 and created a Belgian platform for a Belgium Feed Assurance Scheme. Alexander Döring has been FEFAC Secretary General, Brussels/Belgium, since In 1991 he started as external analyst for the DG Agriculture, European Commission and became European Affairs Manager, Groupement of European flour millers, GAM and Northern European Rice Miller Association (NERMA) in Johanna Fink-Gremmels is Professor and Head of Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University/The Netherlands. She has been serving among others DG Sanco and at present EFSA as expert in veterinary toxicology. She is author of more than 200 publications.

4 Gerhard Flachowsky is Director of the Institute of Animal Nutrition at the FAL, Braunschweig/Germany, since He became president of the FAL in His main focus of scientific research includes, e.g. nutritional physiology and feed science. He is author of more than 250 publications. Gerd Finkler is Scientific Officer for feed risk management at the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Bonn/Germany, and since 2003 at the BVL. Thierry Geslain is in charge of regulatory and scientific affairs in ANIA, Paris/France, for 10 years, after a short experience as consultant in quality assurance and in food industry. Manfred Hessing became Director Food Safety & Quality at BU Hendrix a Nutreco Company/The Netherlands in 2001 and is responsible e.g. for quality, food safety issues and networking. Recently Nutreco decided to sell the food activities and to focus fully on animal nutrition. Karsten Hohgardt is responsible for all questions concerning MRL setting and residue behaviour including collaboration in CCPR and EC in the field of MRL setting at the BVL, Braunschweig/Germany. He joint the BVL in Thomas Hülseberg is Head of the Competence Centre AGRI Analytik at SGS Germany GmbH, Laboratory Services Hamburg. He works in the field of chemical and microbiological examinations of compound feed, raw materials and grain. Helmut Schafft is working for the BfR, Berlin/Germany, and is responsible for contaminants in the food chain and feed safety. He is also senior lecturer at the Humboldt-University of Berlin in the field of animal nutrition. Hans Schenkel is Head of the State Laboratory on Agricultural Chemistry at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart/Germany. His scientific interests focus e.g. on undesired substances in food chain and feed quality. Karl-Heinz Schwind has been working at the BFEL, Kulmbach/Germany, on undesirable residues in feed and food since He made first experiences with analysis and fate, e.g. of dioxins at the University Bayreuth. Andrew W. Speedy is Senior Officer (Feed and Animal Nutrition) in the Animal Production and Health Division of FAO. His present work includes the preparation of a database on good agricultural practices in projects, publications and work in the field. Frans Verstraete is responsible for legislation on mycotoxins and some contaminants of industrial and environmental origin. He chairs the EU Contaminants Working Group. Prior to joining the European Commission, he worked for the Belgian Ministry of Agriculture in the area of plant protection. Harry A. Kuiper is International Account Manager and Programme Leader at RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University/ The Netherlands, since He chairs since 2003 the GMO-Panel of EFSA and is member of the EFSA Scientific Committee. Uwe Petersen is working for the BMVEL, Bonn/Germany, and is responsible for animal nutrition and feed law. He joined the BMVEL in 1981.

5 Whom do you meet? Sponsoring and Exhibition Sectors that should take part: Agrochemical industry Food and feed industry Producers of feed additives Food and feed retailers Authorities (agricultural, food and veterinary inspection offices, registration and control authorities) Research institutes Contract laboratories Take advantage of our conference - use it as a platform to present your products and services to a select group of speakers and participants. To get more information, simply use the fax reply enclosed with this brochure. To find out about other possibilities of creating successful presentations, please contact us: Frank Ropers, phone: fropers@akademie-fresenius.de Groups that should take part: Managing directors, boards of directors, members of supervisory boards Managers and employees in the fields of: Analysis (e.g. pesticides, mycotoxins, contaminants, pharmaceuticals) Registration Research & development Monitoring Marketing & distribution Quality assurance & control Quality & safety Food & feed risk assessment The Organizers SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS soon became and has remained one of the leading German laboratories and technical consulting groups, offering services in the field of chemical, biological and physical analyses. The Group has established a network of well-equipped subsidiaries all over the Federal Republic of Germany and is currently establishing itself in both the European and international market. Media Partner AKADEMIE FRESENIUS is a joint venture of the SGS Institut Fresenius GmbH and the COGNOS AG. It offers professional, international conferences for the management sector in the areas of Life Science.

6 Feed Safety 27 to 28 October 2005 Fax-Registration You will stay at the conference hotel Holiday Inn Cologne am Stadtwald, which is surrounded by greenery. It is well placed for access within minutes to the motorway junction Köln-West and Cologne city. The airport Köln-Bonn is just 18 kilometers away. In the conference hotel, a limited number of rooms is available for our participants at reduced rates. Please make your reservation directly with the hotel up to 4 weeks before the beginning of the conference using Fresenius as reference. Holiday Inn Cologne am Stadtwald Dürener Straße Cologne, Germany Phone: Fax: reservation.hi-cologne-amstadtwald@queensgruppe.de Registration: Please send us your written registration by fax, or mail. We will also be pleased to help you by phone: Yes, I am pleased to accept the invitation to attend the Fresenius Conference Feed Safety (VK1798), 27 to 28 October 2005, Fee: plus 16 % VAT. I am an employee of an governmental food surveillance laboratory or an institution for advanced education and therefore eligible for a reduced fee of 795,- for the conference plus 16 % VAT (please provide evidenc). I would like to accept the invitation to attend the event arranged for the evening of the first day (included in the above price). Please inform me about further conferences by fax, or mail (please delete if not applicable). No, unfortunately I cannot attend the conference. As an alternative I would like to order the complete documentation at the price of 250,- plus 16 % VAT (The papers will be sent to me immediately after the conference). Please send me more information about individual sponsoring and exhibition possibilities. Sabine Mummenbrauer (Project Manager) and Monika Stratmann (Project Organisation) Phone mstratmann@akademie-fresenius.de Please provide us with your personal Letter Code (number on the bottom right of the letter): name, first name Fee: The fee for both days of the conference is 1.395,- plus 16 % VAT. Employees of governmental surveillance laboratories or of institutions for advanced education are eligible for a reduced fee of 795,- plus a VAT of 16 %. This includes detailed conference papers, business lunch buffet, coffee breaks, beverages during the conference as well as attendance at an evening event. Following successful registration you will receive written confirmation. position, department company/organisation address Group reduction: In case of joint registration the third participant and every following participant of the same company/organization will be offered a reduction of 15 %. zip-code, city, country phone fax Cancellations/transfers: Written cancellations, as well as transfers, may be made up to four weeks before the date of the event. After this time, and up to one week before, 50 % of the fees will be retained in the event of cancellation and after this the entire amount. Substitutions may be made at anytime. date, signature billing address (only in case it varies from the above address) DIE AKADEMIE FRESENIUS Die Akademie Fresenius GmbH Alter Hellweg Dortmund / Germany info@akademie-fresenius.de name department W E B