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Efsa: green light for mealworms
Today is a great day! Efsa released the first positive opinion on the safety of mealworms as human food. Read the full text here: Efsa opinion on Yellow Mealworms
FAO Guidance on sustainable insect farming
The FAO recently released a practical manual for farmers and inspectors, and this is a really good news for the industry. You can find the Guidance here; FAO_Guidance on sustainable crickets farming
Ilaria Marini joined our team
My name is Ilaria Marini, I’m twenty-six years old and I recently graduated with a master degree in Veterinary Biotechnology from the University of Milan. Thanks to a series of seminars about the use of insects as animal feed that I had the pleasure to attend during my studies, I developed a deep interest in […]
IncrEdibili Insetti – the book
Interview with Loris Caporizzi, chef and author of IncrEdibili Insetti Hi Loris, tell us about yourself and how you approached edible insects Today I am a fine dining chef who has worked in some of the most famous starred restaurants in the world, gastronomic popularizer, strategic consultant in the food sector and organizer of private […]
The mealworms genome
The yellow mealworm, the larval stage of the darkling beetle Tenebrio molitor, shows great promise as an alternative source of animal protein. The the study presents the 312 Mb draft genome assembled using 10x Genomics linked-read technology to inform research efforts and to provide resources to optimise yellow mealworm for mass production and consumption. The genome […]
Edible insects at EU Parliament
The document “What if insects were on the menu in Europe” – made by EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service Authors: Nera Kuljanic with Samuel Gregory-Manning, Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) – is prepared for, and addressed to, the Members and staff of the European Parliament as background material to assist them in their parliamentary work. […]
BeoBia on Kickstarter
BeoBia will launch Re_ (the insects growing pod) on July 7th. We asked Thomas Constant – Beobia founder- to describe the product: Re_ is an urban insect growing pod, empowering you to Reduce your carbon footprint Reuse your food waste and Rethink your relationship with food. Enabling the public to create their own source of […]
