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 The General Characteristics of Baker’s yeast have been up-dated to take into account the new provision concerning “nutrition labelling” of the Regulation 1169/2011 on “Food Information to Consumers”. Even if yeast is exempted from the requirement of the mandatory nutrition declaration (Annex v), indicative values for nutritional components have been summarised.

The General Assembly of COFALEC (EU Yeast Manufacturer Association) elected its new President, Mr Marc CASIER, Managing Director of the Algist Bruggeman company, in Belgium.
Marc CASIER declares “I wish to thank the previous President, Gerard BLIN, for his leadership over the past seven years. During his term, COFALEC professionalised its lobbying activities and instituted a number of projects as the yeast carbon footprint or the General Characteristics of Bakers’ Yeast.
The EU Yeast Industry faces many challenges, but also many opportunities. As new President of COFALEC I will work to strengthen the position of the Yeast Industry in Europe.”

COFALEC is pleased to present the results of the study conducted by PwC(PricewaterhouseCooper).

"With the determination of the Carbon Footprint of yeast, COFALEC adds a new contribution to its long term commitment to environmental issues that impact the future of our planet." says Gérard Blin, President of COFALEC.

The Carbon Footprint of European Yeasts has been calculated using the life cycle assessment (LCA) method focusing on climate change impact.
The Carbon Footprint of European Yeasts is calculated for three functionnal units:

• 1Kg of liquid yeast = 363 Grams equivalent CO2
• 1Kg of compressed yeast = 734 Grams equivalent CO2
• 1Kg of dry yeast = 3204 Grams equivalent CO2

 

The contribution of the different steps of the production process is detailed in this study.

On the 12th of October 2011, the Commissioner Dacian Ciolos presented his proposal to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Yeast industry is a major user of sugar products as a fermentation substrates, and will be strongly impacted by this reform. COFALEC welcomes this proposal that aims to ensure the long term competitiveness of the EU Food Industry.The position of COFALEC regarding the CAP reform was elaborated in June 2011, during the General Assembly.

CIUS and COFALEC urge the Sugar Management Committee to reconsider the timing of its proposal to allow out of quota sugar exports and, not to make any decisions until EU sugar market supply returns to a sound and fair position.

Users of Industrial Sugar currently experience a very tense situation on the EU market. Due to that critical situation, COFALEC asks the Commission not to allow any increase of Out of Quota Sugar Exports, and not to allow either the conversion of any Industrial Sugar into Quota Sugar in the course of the campaign.  
COFALEC members cannot accept that the rules of the game, within the Sugar CMO, keep changing continuously and that the limited resources of Out of Quota Sugar become the adjustment factor of an ill-functioning Sugar CMO.

COFALEC members are open and transparent to their customers about the nature of their products.
COFALEC members are currently not using any engineered nanomaterials.

COFALEC welcomes the adoption of the Feed Catalogue. This catalogue will raise market transparency on feed materials currently in circulation on the EU market for users.

COFALEC is an active member of the EU feed business sectors.
COFALEC is a sponsor of the Register of the feed material, which is operating since the 1st of September 2010.

OEnoppia, the international association for oenological companies becomes an observer member of the OIV. Cofalec is an associated member of Oenoppia.

The 51 General Assembly of Cofalec, which took place in Berlin on the 11th of June 2010, elected a new Board for a 2 years term:

Gérard Blin (President); France

Rudi Kreuz (Treasurer); Austria

John McKenna; Ireland

Thore Svensson; Sweden

Marc Casier; Belgium