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Join AFFIA at VICTAM
“Insect Protein for Animal Feed: Functionalities and Nutritional Aspects” conference Date: Tuesday 24 March at 10:30 This session takes place during VICTAM and Animal Health and Nutrition Asia 2020 for which you can register here. Access to the exhibition is free after registration. For some conferences a fee will be charged. Filling out the registration […]
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 […]
Insects food labelling
IPIFF, the International Platform of Insects as Food and Feed, has recently published a document with concerning the labelling of insects-based food products, in order to help FBOs commercializing their products. Based on EU Regulations 1169/2011 (FIC, Food Information to Consumers) and 1924/2006 (NHCR, Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation), this document clarifies how to interpret […]
World edible insects Day
On the day of the “World Edible Insect Day” on 26 October, Portugal Insect will promote a debate on the subject. The goal is to “promote the use of insects in human food, according with the FAO guidelines which warned about the relevance of reincorporating insects as a protein source in human food, given their […]
IPIFF international workshop
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) cordially invites you to join the one-day international workshop, entitled “Unleashing the Circularity Potential of the European Insect Sector through Research and Innovation”, taking place in Brussels on the 3rd of December. The objective of this workshop is to provide an updated overview of the […]
