Aquaculture
1st July 2017: insects proteins allowed in aquafeed
The new Regulation on the use of insects-derived proteins in aquafeed has finally been published on the Official Journal of the European Union! The first big step ahead. Clic here to read the full text.
Insects in the feed industry: the legal framework
The Legal Framework Currently Applicable Even though terrestrial invertebrates are listed in the catalogue of feed materials according to Regulation 68/2013/EU, the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from farmed insects is currently allowed only in feed intended to be used for pets and for animals. The reason of this restriction must be sought […]
The future of insects-based fishfeed industry
Interview with Dr. Sadasivam Kaushik, aquaculture and fish nutrition expert at French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) What’s the aquaculture state-of-the-art in Europe? Europe as a whole (including Norway) produces more than 2 million tons of fish. This figure does not include shellfish production which is also part of Aquaculture. Aquaculture science and sectorial […]
IPIFF: a task-force dedicated to insects as Novel Food
Interview with Antoine Hubert, Ceo of Ynsect and IPIFF President Tell us shortly about the vision you had and how that vision led to Ynsect Ynsect is an innovative company which is specialized in farming insects on a large scale and converting them into different compounds. These compounds, which are mainly proteins and lipids meet […]
