Primary Food Processors (PFP)

The Primary Food Processors (PFP) Association is welcoming the efforts taken at EU level to improve the sustainability of the food supply chain, and the initiatives to assess and prevent food waste, including the possibility, foreseen in this Roadmap, to set up a Union-wide food waste reduction target to be met by 2030.

PFP sectors are currently engaged in discussions on sustainability and are therefore wishing to move forward with the development of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) to identify, fulfil and communicate improvements in environmental performance.

PFP, the association representing European primary food processors welcomes the intention of the European Commission to improve the regulatory framework for the use of green claims. In this regard, we would like to highlight the following points: 1) Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules are available for six food and drink sectors only.

PFP, the Primary Food Processors association, represents the interests of the European primary food processing industry to the European institutions and international organisations. PFP herewith responds to consultation on the revision of the ETS benchmarks for the period 2026 - 2030.

The EU Primary Food Processors Association (PFP) welcomes the Commission’s EED revision proposal as well as the ambitious GHG emission reduction targets set by the EU Climate law. Our sectors are committed to further reducing emissions into the future. The following requests are essential to ensure that the revised EED supports the decarbonisation of PFP sectors. 1. EXEMPT CAMPAIGN PLANTS FROM OBLIGATIONS UNDER ART.

PFP welcomes the Commission’s ETS revision proposal and ambitious GHG emission reduction targets and is committed to continuing its efforts to reduce emissions. PFP notes several critical points in the proposal that could cause serious difficulties in our sectors - The new ambitious linear reduction factor will likely lead, despite the higher maximum benchmark update rate, to the implementation of the CSCF, which…

Primary food processors welcome the Commissions ambition to strengthen Europes biotechnology and biomanufacturing ecosystem. The EU already possesses substantial industrial biomanufacturing capacity through its network of food and feed processing facilities, which transform agricultural raw materials into food, feed, ingredients, fermentation substrates and a wide range of bio-based products.

The EU Primary Food Processors Association (PFP) welcomes the Commission’s ETD revision proposal as well as the ambitious GHG emission reduction targets set by the EU Climate law. Our sectors are committed to further reducing emissions into the future. Energy costs make up a substantial share of Primary Food Processors’ manufacturing costs.

The RED sustainability criteria and GHG emissions savings requirements are restrictive and add disproportionate obligations for primary food processors when it comes to the production of solid and gaseous biomass fuels. The RED aims at limiting and reducing harmful climate and environmental impacts.

PFP answer to the Commission consultation on the NGT legislative proposal The Primary Food Processors (PFP) welcome the European Commission proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed and in particular welcome the differentiation between plants deriving from targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis from transgenic GMO products.

Primary Food Processors (PFP) welcome the opportunity to provide input to the European Commissions Call for Evidence regarding secondary legislation under Regulation (EU) 2026/1388 on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGTs).

With its proposal for revision of the IED the European Commission is striving for toxic free environment and to support climate, energy and circular economy policies. Primary Food processors (PFP) however recalls that to achieve those goals EU industry must remain competitive.

PFP, the association for the European primary food processing industry, would like to take the opportunity of this call for evidence to comment on Directive 96/53/EC. In particular, we would like to highlight an issue regarding cross-border transport.

PFP represents the European primary food processing industry, a vital link in the food chain, efficiently delivering high-quality and safe food for its customers and consumers. The primary food processing industry uses around 220 million tonnes of agricultural raw materials (cereals, sugar beet, rapeseeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, crude vegetable oils, starch potatoes, cocoa beans) a year, while directly employing…

PFP represents the European primary food processing industry, a vital link in the food chain, efficiently delivering high-quality and safe food for its customers and consumers. The primary food processing industry uses around 220 million tonnes of agricultural raw materials (cereals, sugar beet, rapeseeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, crude vegetable oils, starch potatoes, cocoa beans) a year, while directly employing…

In many primary food processing sectors, the heat and electricity required is provided by high efficiency Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems. This form of self-supply is often necessary in view of the deficit network situation in rural areas, and to ensure security of supply during the production campaign.

PFP, the association for the European primary food processing industry, would like to take the opportunity of this consultation to comment on Directive 96/53/EC. While we understand that this consultation deals with the codification of this directive, we would like to highlight an issue regarding cross-border transport.