Dairy farmers wanted
FrieslandCampina tastes GMO-free cheese
FrieslandCampina will investigate the opportunities that GMO-free cheese offers especially for the German market. Initially, it is still a pilot. Dairy farmers who want to participate can register. The milk yields a bonus of 1 euro per 100 kilos of milk.
In Germany it is not the discussion about grazing that dominates the news, but the discussion about GMO-free products. For FrieslandCampina this is a reason to take a serious look at the opportunities that lie there. To this end, the dairy cooperative is looking for dairy farmers, with a company near Born and Workum, who want to participate in the trial.
Premium of one euro
As with organic milk, the processor is prepared to pay a premium for GMO-free milk. This is 1 euro per 100 kilos of milk. This is to compensate for the higher demands that must be made of the feed. The food must meet the VLOG standard (Verband Lebensmittel Ohne Gentechnik).
Concentrate must come from a GMO-free factory
That is not a problem for silage maize and grass, but a lot of soya meal from South America does not meet this requirement. To get guaranteed GMO-free feed, concentrates actually have to come from a GMO-free factory. Otherwise, a guarantee "GMO-free" can never be given. This in turn has to do with dust pollution. A transition of 3 months is required for the VLOG criteria before the milk meets the requirements.
The milk is used to make GMO-free cheese for the German market. A higher price applies for this than for conventional cheese.
Herman van den Pol
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