Food safety and security
Examples of other activities that are on the agenda.
Brazzale's eco-sustainable chain – Czech Republic
| Source : Brazzale |
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Brazzale, the oldest Italian dairy company, has created an innovative dairy chain in Moravia, a region of the Czech Republic. The chain consists in a network of 62 farms, coordinated directly from Brazzale technicians, with an extension of almost 100,000 hectares of agricultural land providing feed for more than 15,000 high breeding value dairy cows.
Here are the key commitments of Brazzale used in production of the company’s flag ship cheese, Gran Moravia:
- the allocation of 5 hectares minimum of land for each single bovine in lactation;
- the free stabling with individual berths for more than 90% of cattle raised;
- a load of nitrates per hectare seven times lower than the EU limits;
- a ten times more restrictive thresholds for the presence of aflatoxins in animal feed than the one indicated by law.
The eco-sustainable supply chain has been certified for food safety according to ISO 22005 standard on traceability in the feed and food chain (UNI EN ISO 22005:2008).
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New project at Arla on ‘Nutrient density of dairy products in relation to climate impact’ - Denmark
| Source : Arla Foods |
- There is in the western world a large focus on food products contribution to climate change.
- Milk has a very high nutritional value that contains many nutrients that are difficult to obtain from other sources in a normal diet.
- Arla is supporting a Project ‘Nutrient Density of Dairy Products in relation to Climate Impact’ at the University of Copenhagen.
- A PhD student will investigate the carbon footprint of different diets with and without dairy products. Results are anticipated late 2011 - early 2012.
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Tools for Dairying Change: MG FarmC@re Environment Program - Australia
| Source : Murray Goulburn Cooperative |
MG FarmC@re Environment Program: a whiole farm risk management program that provides assurance for Murray Goulburn farmers together with our constomers.
This program works with farmer suppliers to improve farm environmental management using automated web based tools. The program focusses on nutrient and effluent management but also offers avenues for exploring new ideas and assistance in other areas of farm management and improved farm performance.
Whole farm risk management program - Australia
| Source : Murray Goulburn Cooperative |
- The project focuses on improving delivery of best practice management in managing on farm risks as a part of an integrated farm business system. Initially the project is concentrating on food safety (meat and milk) and is building the mechanisms for providing evidenced based reporting with the cooperation of Dairy Food Safety Victoria
- This project builds on current Murray Goulburn information technology capabilities using its supplier information and reporting website, MGF@RM.
- Additional functionalities which synergise whole farm risk management systems with evidence based compliance reporting in areas such as animal welfare and environment management are also being developed.
