Board of Experts Animal Products
The Board of Experts for Animal Products focuses on the establishment and changes of criteria for the animal products of SMK’s various quality labels and certificates.
What does the Board of Experts do?
The certification schemes are established under the responsibility of the SMK Board of Experts. This Board consists of representatives of stakeholders, government, and science from animal sectors. They are responsible for the development and updating of the criteria from the certification schemes. The Board ultimately determines the objective criteria for more sustainable production and business operations.
This Board works on:



Board of Experts Animal Products

Dr. ir. J.W.G.M. Swinkels
Chairman

Dr. R. Pleune
Provinciale Natuur en Milieufederaties

P. Boer
Dairy farmer

Dr. M. Derks
Wageningen University & Research Centre

M. Heijmans MSc
LTO Netherlands

ing. R. Hoste
Wageningen University & Research Centre

Prof. dr. J.A. Stegeman
University of Utrecht

ir. P.S. Zwart
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

ing. J.H.P. van Diepen
LLTB

ir. A.C.M. van Straaten
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

S. Erkelens
Government

ir. H.R.M. Timmermans
Livestock Technology at Fedecom

H. Prinsen
Theme Specialist Healthy Animals, LTO

W. Kicken
Portfolio for Poultry, Pig, and Calf Farming, NAJK