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Meeting “Edible insects: technical-scientific and regulatory aspects”
When: February, 5 – 2016 Where: Brescia, Auditorium Angelo Pecorelli Organized by: Fondazione Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche di Brescia With: Paul Vantomme (FAO), Goumperis Tilemachos (EFSA), Arnold Van Huis (Università di Wageninghen), Francesco Defilippo (Ist. Zooprofiltattico della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna)
Insects as animal feed: let’s understand more about
Interview with Emmy Koeleman, Editor at All About Feed Why is not actually possible to feed animals (pigs, livestock and poultry) with insects-based feed? At the moment, the current EU legislation doesn’t allow the use of insect meal in food producing animals. Producers of insect meal have to follow a set of EU rules and […]
Insetti commestibili: cartolina da un tempo che fu
Era il lontano 29/10/2013 quando il Ministero della Salute comunicava alle Regioni la precisazione per cui “gli insetti, in qualità di prodotti di origine animale senza storia significativa di consumo, rientrano nel campo del Regolamento CE 258/97 e pertanto non possono essere immessi sul mercato italiano”. Vi proponiamo la copia originale del documento, registrato dalla […]
Why insects are not allowed in animal feed?
“Insects are the future. We need to identify alternative protein sources with urgency, and insects have great potential in contributing to global food security. Insect-based feed products could have a similar market to fishmeal and soy, which are presently the major components used in feed formulae for aquaculture and livestock. Also, it takes much less […]
Regolation (EC) n. 258/97 on Novel Food
Regolation EC n° 258/97 on Novel Foods is a very useful document for those interested in entomophaghy. Downolad Regluation EC No258:97 in pdf format (full text in English).
Interview: Dr. Giovanni Sogari
Giovanni Sogari, after attending the Graduate School for the Food System – Agrisystem at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Piacenza, is currently a research at the Food Science Department of the University of Parma. Passionate and curious about entomophagy, specialist in food communication and consumers’ behavioral dynamics, it deals with international projects in […]
