Representing the president of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo, Dr. Paulo H. Schoueri said the purpose of the federation is to act in partnership with the rendering unions to provide the largest possible number of services to the primary production industries. Demonstrating concern for the future, the congress convened topics related to the environment, quality, and innovation. One of the highlights was a panel that met with environmental agencies. Representatives from different organizations and regions of Brazil highlighted the work being done in the State of São Paulo, which has created a model of environmental organization for rendering. Another significant panel moderated by Dr. Claudio Bellaver joined WRO, ALAPRE (the Latin American renderers association), ABRA (Brazil’s other rendering association), and SINCOBESP for discussion to propose an alignment between the entities, which should contribute to more cooperation. A lecture on the issue of both by-product and final product quality was given by the Ministry of Agriculture; the needs and demands of SINDIRAÇÕES, the union for animal feed producers, was explained; and issues of good manufacturing practices were presented. Bellaver discussed different possibilities of innovation in rendering and Manfred Gellner, director of Saria in Germany and a WRO member, brought forth the view of circular economy and residues disposal in Europe. Statistics and proces-sing of biodiesel were also given. Finally to Stockholm, Sweden, where one might be reading this article while attending the European Fat Processors and Renderers Association Congress and WRO workshop, “Sustainability: a key to open doors for growth and development,” held June 5-6. The aim of the workshop is to make people think about how WRO can focus the rendering industry’s sustainability credentials to open the minds of retailers and consumers to the industry’s positive impact. WRO will also try to encourage and support growth of the industry in developing regions of the world as well as create a global platform to highlight WRO’s key position within the livestock food chain, particularly with respect to animal disease biosecurity. The speakers at the workshop include Leo Den Hartog, director of research and development and quality affairs for Nutreco, who will talk about sustainable ingredients in animal nutrition. Sean Zhou, Olymspan, China, will discuss opportunities for renderers in China, while Alexandra de Athayde, chief executive of the International Feed Industry Federation, will speak about how WRO and other international organizations can help the world move toward sustainable feed and food. In completing this rapid tour of three continents, one can see that there is significant activity of international matters that are relevant to all renderers, wherever they operate in the world. To continue the theme of WRO on the world stage, the next edition of Render magazine will report on the World Organization for Animal Health, or OIE, World Assembly in Paris, France, and the WRO workshop in Stockholm. R www.rendermagazine.com Render June 2014 21
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