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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
Insects to fight mycotoxins
If we want to describe our condition on Earth, we can say that we are “fugitives” who, as a result of the enormous population growth, no longer know where to flee – Danilo Mainardi This is the warning found on the last pages of “L’etologia caso per caso”, in which the author Danilo Mainardi compares […]
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 […]
Note on Novel Food Regulation
Extract fom the IPIFF Information Note: “CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) clarifies ‘whole edible insects’ do not fall under the old novel foods Regulation: On those grounds, the Court (Third Chamber) hereby rules: Article 1(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 […]
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 […]
BSF rearing substrates
In animals, the regulation of food intake and post-ingestion mechanisms are two important and strategic aspects to ensure optimal performance and healthy conditions. An italian study addresses this issue by investigating how the BSF larval midgut adapts to diets with different nutrient content. Downoload the study here: Bonelli et al., 2020 – Black soldier fly Larvae […]
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. […]
