Edible Insects Breeding
IPIFF: Farm-to-Fork strategy
Brussels, the 18th of February The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed – IPIFF the Brussels-based umbrella organisation representing stakeholders active across the insect production value chains publishes today a ‘Position Paper‘ entitled ‘The Contribution of the European Insect Sector to Improving Sustainability from Farm to Fork’. As part of the ongoing discussions […]
Nutrinsect: bred in Italy
Interview with Josè Cianni, Nutrinsect co-founder How did you get involved in the edible insects business? Nutrinsect co-founders, me, Robert Cianni (my brother) and Jose Obon Vidal entered in the edible insects business about three years ago. Everything stems from a strong sensitivity towards the environment. We believe that is necessary a deep change in […]
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 […]
Edible insects in the food sector
“Edible insects in the food sector – Methods, current applications,and perspectives” is the new book from Springer. The book: explores the current state of entomophagy, including nutritional qualities, sensory properties, consumer preferences, food neophobia, and willingness-to-pay for insect-fed animals Provides case studies on timely topics such as health risks and allergies for human consumption, […]
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 […]
