The swiss deputy behind the law on edible insects
A short talk with Isabelle Chevalley, deputy at the Swiss Parliament You had a remarkable role in the new Swiss law on edible insects. Can you sum-up the story trough its most important steps? The new food law gave a very broad definition of what a food is. Therefore, I only made an inquiry and ask […]
Francesca Lotta joined our team at L’Entomofago
Dr. Francesca Lotta works as associate at the international Law Firm Bird&Bird, where she advises companies from Food&Beverage sector on regulatory requirements for innovative products, such as novel foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals. She also provides advice on general food law issues, labeling requirements including health and nutrition claims and food advertising. Francesca graduated cum […]
XDutch: insects-based pills
The first product of Italbugs is born in the Netherlands. In Kadans laboratory (Wageningen), where Italbugs opened in October 2016 its new headquarters, Xdutch is born. Xdutch is the first “Clean Protein” product with an exclusive “Thermogy” factor. Xdutch was formulated thanks to the experience and to scientific studies Italbugs, which started in Thailand (2006) […]
Novel foods: the need of collective applications
As you may know, the European Commission is updating the Novel Food regulations from January 2018 so that whole insects and products containing whole/ground up insects have to be formally approved before they can be legally sold across the EU. Approvals can be granted for products that have undergone a proprietary process, eg. “grasshoppers that have […]
China wants to shape the future of food
Interview with Matilda Ho, founder of Bits x Bites Tell us about Bits x Bites project Bits x Bites is China’s first food-centric accelerator and venture capital fund that invests in startups tackling global food system challenges. With a mission to shape the future of food, Bits x Bites invests in early-stage companies across the […]
Master Bug: carbonara with silkworms
Sorry, this entry is available in italian only Apr 12, 2017Entomofago
Edible insects: green light in Switzerland from May
Here is the document from the Swiss Authorities about the new set of rules that from the 1st of May will allow the production and the marketing of three species of edible insects: Tenebrio molitor, Acheta domesticus and Locusta migratoria. Download here the full document, available in: Italian French German Apr 10, 2017Entomofago
