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Showing respect
These are difficult times. We decided to suspend publications on Entomofago until things will be better. We have the utmost respect for those who are fighting against this virus to protect all of us, for those who continue to work to guarantee us the essentials, for those who are gone. Stay home, respect the rules. […]
Becrit: insects shakes
Interview with Daniel Morató & Sergi Playà, Founders of Becrit Tell us how you guys got involved in the edible insects world Sergi: After a long stage traveling through Australia and Asia as a chef, I ended up on a paradise island in Cambodia cooking at the island’s resort restaurant. One day like any […]
IPIFF: Farm-to-Fork strategy
Brussels, the 18th of February The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed – IPIFF the Brussels-based umbrella organisation representing stakeholders active across the insect production value chains publishes today a ‘Position Paper‘ entitled ‘The Contribution of the European Insect Sector to Improving Sustainability from Farm to Fork’. As part of the ongoing discussions […]
Sustainability of insects production
The European Commission is conducting a survey for the H2020 EU SUStainable INsect CHAIN (SUSINCHAIN) project on the environmental impact and economic viability of insect production. Your response would be a valuable contribution for this sustainability assessment and design of sustainable production model for insect companies. The results of the analysis will be public (and […]
A pic of the sector
Interview with Antoine Hubert, IPIFF President Many are wondering when the first Novel Food authorisations concerning edible insects for human consumption will be released. What’s the situation? Currently (mid December 2019) there are twenty-one applications submitted to the European Commission for authorisation for insects as novel food and five notifications for insects as a traditional […]
IPIFF guide on Novel food regulation
This briefing paper sets out the administrative steps to be followed by insect producers intending to submit an application for authorisation of an insect/ insect product as novel food within the European Union. It is intended to be used as a practical guide to the EU legislative texts that are applicable to their activities, namely […]