The European Flour Millers' association is the voice of the European flour milling industry both at European and international level. Current members are the national flour milling associations from 26 European countries. In representing over 90% of the milling capacity in Europe, it is able to reflect credibly and authoritatively the interests of the industry.
With some 45 million tonnes of soft wheat and rye processed in the EU each year, the sector is the largest single food user of domestic wheat and rye in the European Union.
Our objectives are:
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To guarantee the European flour milling sector right to be competitive and innovative, whilst promoting its responsibility in food safety, nutrition and health;
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To improve and strengthen sustainable production of European flour;
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To support these objectives by instigation of scientific research and lobbying, monitoring of its products and best practice dissemination amongst the members.
Our priorities remain the following:
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Promoting food safety throughout the flour supply chain whilst avoiding an excessive regulatory burden
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Securing competitive access to raw materials in the quality and quantity required and maintaining a sufficient level of protection against flour and bran imports
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Facilitating restructuring of the flour milling industry at EU level to eliminate substantial over-capacity
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Defending and promoting, with the help of national associations, the wholesome and healthy image of flour based-products
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Contribute to maintaining sufficient export activity in support of Euroflour.
The European Flour Millers' association is registered on the European Commission's register of interest representatives.
It has also Observer Status to the Codex Alimentarius commission and is member of several Consultative Committees of the European Commission, such as Advisory Committees on the Common Agricultural Policy and Arable Crops.
The association is member of the European Primary Food Processors' association PFP
