Non-GMO Soy Summit

This meeting held in Brussels 28. & 29. June 2005, brought together soy crushers and processors from Brazil and their European industrial customers for a constructive exchange of information and ideas. The Summit also aimed to enable members of the European food and feed industries to assess the future of non-GM soy, especially as supplied from Brazil. Further background information at the Non-GMO Soy Summit  homepage.

 

Presentations at the Non-GMO Soy Summit 2005

 

 A short look back at six years of non-GMO production of soy products - Availability in 2005
Enrique M. Traver, CEO (IMCOPA, Araucária)

 

 The opinion of retailers concerning non-GMO marketing - What are the industry's current topics?
Dr. Sylvia Pfaff, Head of RU Food Management (EHI - EuroHandelsinstitut, Cologne)

 

 What do retailers want from soy crushers and from their supply chain in respect to non-GM products?
Jonathon Bayne, Head of Technical Services (Budgens Stores Ltd., Harefield)

 

 What do feed producers want from retailers and crushers?
Andreas Marquart, Chief Purchaser (Erbacher, Kleinheubach)

 

 What do soy crushers & soy producers want from their European customers?
Enrique M. Traver, CEO (IMCOPA, Araucária)

 

 What do consumers and NGOs want from the food & feed industry?
Pete Riley, Director (Five Year Freeze, London)

 

 Encouragement for responsible non-GMO alternatives in agricultural production and consumer choice
Renaud Layadi, Chef de mission (Mission agenda 21 et dévelopment durable, Conseil Régional de Bretagne, Rennes)

 

 Certified 'Non-GMO' soybeans: Key to more than to just "no labelling" under EU Regulations (EC) Nos. 1829/2003 and 1830/2003
Dr. Jochen Zoller, Chairman & CEO (Genetic ID [Europe] AG, Augsburg)

 

 Beyond non-GMO soy production: Sustainability in soy production (Basel Criteria for Responsible Soy Production)
Birgit Hofer, Head of Consumer Policy (Coop Switzerland, Basel)

 

 Perspectives of a Swiss feed producer and experiences with importing and handling certified non-GMO soy meal
Paul Klemenz , Purchaser Oilseeds (fenaco, producer of animal nutrition in Winterthur, Switzerland)

 

 Fully documented traceability: User benefits for the supply chain of lecithin for the food industry.
Padraig Hartnett, Sales Director (NORE Ingredients Ltd., Cork)

 

 Preliminary observations – Future “GM-free” claims on food products
Leopold Girsch, Head of Business Area Agriculture (Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna)