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EntoFoodVisions: entofood photo exhibition
In this exhibition, first-in-the-world of its kind, the photographer Denis Magro investigates with the images our Western world and its relationship with the food production and consumption. Edible insects and products containing them are the vanguard of a new kind of nutrition: Novel foods, which has recently arrived in the West where they were subjected […]
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 […]
Plumento: made in Germany
A short talk with Dr. Daniel Mohr, cofounder of Plumento Foods Tell us about Plumento and how you guys got involved in the edible insect world I lived 15 years in China and met other members of our team there. We saw there how the protein demand is increasing to a level that is not […]
Edible insects on the shelves
January 1st has gone. Nothing has changed. Not a surprise, for those informed about the new Novel Food Regulation. But this is also a problem. Reality is different from country to country, a grey fog is covering everything and for the consumers the situation is not clear. For entrepreneurs either. Many have real confused ideas […]
Nusect: living nutrition
A short talk with Alexander Maroy, founder of Nusect Tell us about Nusect and how you got involved in the insect world I was veterinarian in pigs and poultry and I was looking for another challenge and the owner of this company would like to sell it. I believe in a future for insects so I […]
Edible insects: the value chain
The symposium “Edible Insects: the value chain” will be held on 21-22 March 2018 in Ede-Wageningen to celebrate 10 years of insect research in The Netherlands. Researchers of Wageningen University&Research will present the latest insights and findings related to the applicability of insects as a novel protein source considering different steps of the value chain. […]
