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Edible insects: a clear and comprehensive legislation is needed
Interview with Dr. Daniele Sisto, head of the Veterinary Service at the Local Health Unit 6 of the Western Friuli and Regional Coordinator for Small Local Productions After the interview to Dr. Daniele Sisto, I realized how difficult it is to disentangle and juggle with numerous sources of law (continuously updated) in the field of […]
Antonio&Giuseppe Bozzaotra: Insetticommestibili.it
Interview to Bozzaotra twins – Insetticommestibili.it I interviewed Antonio and Giuseppe Bozzaotra, charismatic friulan twins that, near Padua, opened the farm “Edible Insects” in which they are raising many species of insects: crickets, bamboo larvae, silkworms, grasshoppers, beetles, wasps, scorpions and caimans. They have been engaged in this area for years and have been invited […]
Oils from insects: the research in Wageningen
The world of entomophagy isn’t just business, but research and development as well. And the main “shrine” of this research surely is the University of Wageningen, the Netherlands: here worked the main authors of the renowned dossier from FAO, where the ONU agency recommended the adoption of entomophagy to European and North American countries, and […]
Grimiam: from a non-profit association into a business structure
Interview with Jürgen Vogel, President of Grimiam Tell us shortly about Grimiam and its activities This interview comes at the time of an important “metamorphose” for our association. We will move from a non-profit association into a business structure. After years of successful advocacy, the swiss law will endorse finally three insects as food for human […]
Protix: ingredients market is picking up fast
Interview with Kees Aarts, founder and CEO of Protix Tell us shortly about how you get involved in the edible insects world and how the Protix project began When I was young I was already breeding insect and feeder animals for my reptiles and birds. I even did a ‘backyard safari’ several times to collect […]
3D printing for edible insects-based snacks: an italian research (in Wageningen)
Interview with Domenico Azzollini, PhD candidate at the University of Foggia and currently guest PhD at the University of Wageningen What is your university education? I had an international education, since I had several times the chance to study abroad while remaining tied to the Italian Universitiy. In fact, I initially obtained a Master Degree […]
