Edible Insects Breeding 310
Bugs: the movie presented in Italy
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Crickerita: buying and rearing crickets
This week I decided to start the Crickerita project. Crickerita is the idea that my work group had during the lectures of the course “insects as food and feed”. First thing to do: buy the crickets! In Wageningen there is one large pet-shop that also sells various insects as feed for reptiles and birds, so […]
Insect as feed: a new note from the Italian Minister of Health
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Could that of edible insects be a 4.0 Industry?
We talk more and more about Industry 4.0, internet of things and machine learning. Basically it is about how to improve the production of a good through the interconnectivity of the operators involved, men and machines or even just machines and machines. This needs investments, of course, and entrepreneurs who understand the potential benefits. For […]
Insects in the feed industry: the legal framework
The Legal Framework Currently Applicable Even though terrestrial invertebrates are listed in the catalogue of feed materials according to Regulation 68/2013/EU, the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from farmed insects is currently allowed only in feed intended to be used for pets and for animals. The reason of this restriction must be sought […]
Microvita Ruggeri: 40 years of experience
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The swiss deputy behind the law on edible insects
A short talk with Isabelle Chevalley, deputy at the Swiss Parliament You had a remarkable role in the new Swiss law on edible insects. Can you sum-up the story trough its most important steps? The new food law gave a very broad definition of what a food is. Therefore, I only made an inquiry and ask […]
