Iani Chihaia elected Honorary Member at the 71st General Assembly in Bucharest

At the occasion of the 71^st FEFAC Public General Assembly in Bucharest, Romania, Mr Iani Chihaia, ANFNC President, was awarded the Honorary Membership in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the European compound feed and premix industry.

Chihaia was praised for his pioneering role in establishing the “New” Romanian feed industry association in 2014, obtaining official recognition by the Romanian authorities in 2014 and unanimous acceptance as full member by the FEFAC Council in the same year.

Chihaia organised the first groundbreaking FEFAC workshop on Biosecurity in Bucharest in 2019 with a specific focus on Avian Influenza and African Swine Fever. The workshop was attended by High-level experts from the European Commission and EFSA. This laid the groundwork for the revision of the EFSA General risk assessment on the risk profile of feed ingrendients and the development of the first FEFAC Biosecurity guide for risk management practices at feed mill level.

Chihaia has shown proficient communication skills promoting the feed industry contribution to safe, resilient and competitive livestock and aquaculture production systems, acting as a highly effective and respected FEFAC ambassador in South-Eastern Europe.

Since FEFAC’s 50^th anniversary in 2009, the honorary membership has been awarded to Mr Reinder Sijtsma, Ms Angela Booth, Mr Peter Radewahn, Mr Yvan Dejaegher, Mr Joel Newman, Mr Alberto Allodi, Mr Geert Kleinhout, Mr Jaime Piçarra, Mr Alain Guillaume, Mr Franz-Josef Juchem, Mr Marek Kumprecht, Ms Helen Raine and Mr Giordano Veronesi.

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