Integrierte Vermeidung und Verminderung der Umweltverschmutzung

Chapter 7
CIAA and its member organisations provided most of the industry contributions. These included
information about the majority of the individual FDM sectors, with the exceptions of meat; fish
and shellfish, and fruit and vegetables. There is relatively little information specifically about
the meat sector in this document and most of this was provided by the Nordic states [41, Nordic
Council of Ministers, 2001] and Italy [89, Italian contribution, 2001, 91, Italian contribution,
2001]. The information about fish and shellfish processing came mainly from the Nordic states
[28, Nordic Council of Ministers, 1997]. The main sources of information about fruit and
vegetable processing were Belgium [31, VITO, et al., 2001, 32, Van Bael J., 1998] and Italy
[89, Italian contribution, 2001, 91, Italian contribution, 2001].
The importance of hygiene throughout the whole FDM sector is shown by the fact that
information and comments about cleaning came from several MSs and from CIAA.
Most of the information about air abatement techniques was provided by CIAA [34, Willey A R
and Williams D A, 2001] and Germany [65, Germany, 2002], although this contained relatively
little information about emission levels or about the application or applicability of the
techniques in the overall FDM sector or the individual sectors.
A high proportion of the information about waste water and its treatment was provided by the
UK [13, Environment Agency of England and Wales, 2000] and Germany [65, Germany, 2002].
Information about waste water treatment in individual sectors was provided by various MSs and
industry.
Information was also gathered during site visits made during the period 2001 – 2003, i.e. before
the second draft was completed. The sites visited included two dairies, one in Hungary and one
in Germany; four breweries, one in Hungary, one in Finland and two in Spain; a sugar refinery
in Finland; a meat processing installation in Spain; two champagne installations in France, a
sugar installation practising landspreading in France and several olive oil producers in Spain.
Several meetings were held with CIAA on behalf of its members. Meetings were also held with
German, Finnish and Spanish TWG members and with the Brewers of Europe.
The formal consultations on the draft document also prompted the submission of a huge amount
of information, relatively late in the process instead of, as requested, before the first draft. The
consultations provided the main opportunities for the TWG to verify information already
submitted.
Almost half of the TWG members attended the final plenary meeting. The MSs on the FDM
TWG were well represented at the final plenary meeting and were active in the discussions. The
industry representatives were also active. A high proportion of the industry delegation
represented the sugar sector.
The information exchange and the preparation of this document has been a positive
development in the prevention and control of pollution for the sectors concerned. It has
provided a first-time opportunity for individual sectors to learn about techniques that have been
proven to work well in others, on a Europe-wide scale. The structure of this document promotes
this understanding, by focusing on the processes and practices that are common for all or many
of the FDM sectors and describing their application and applicability. For example, some
techniques reported for the canning of fish were recognised as being applicable for preservation
in cans, bottles and jars and for foods other than fish. Consequently, some techniques originally
reported for individual sectors, have been determined to be BAT in others.
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