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Eating Insects Athens
The North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture (NACIA) is proud to announce the 2018 International Conference, Eating Insects Athens, which will be held August 13th – August 15th, 2018 in Athens, Georgia, USA at the University of Georgia: Center for Continuing Education and Hotel (The “Georgia Center”). Eating Insects Athens (EIA) will build on the momentum of Eating Insects Detroit […]
Il mugnaio e gli insetti commestibili
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We are what we eat
People who eat insects are seen as brave, interesting, imaginative health-conscious and environmental friendly. The famous quote «we are what we eat» is true for different reasons. What we eat shape our body and the environment, but it also shapes our mind. We feed on the images and meanings related by the food we are […]
Voulevant con cavallette
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Ihou: from farming to distribution
Interview with Déborah Schäfer, CEO of Ihou Tell us about how you get involved in the edible insects sector Initially, we were 3 founders, involved in the agri-food sector (food safety consultant, agri-food engineer). We reviewed with interest FAO’s opinion (among others) regarding environmental impact of traditional way of producing and consuming proteins, mainly in […]
Submitted Novel Food Applications
Probably you’re wondering who has already submitted an application for the novel food authorization. Well, you can satisfy your curiosity visiting the EU “Summary of ongoing applications and notifications” site section. At the moment you can find three submission regarding edible insects: 1 from ProtiFarm (Lesser mealworms) and 2 for Micronutris (Tenebrio molitor and Gryllodes […]
Eat Small: for dogs and cats
Interview with Véronique Glorieux, cofounder at Eat Small Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world In January 2017 Gema – second cofounder of Eat Small – and I read an article about Canadiens that were farming edible crickets.. It was telling how incredibly nutritious and environment-friendly these crickets were, and how […]
