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Alia Insect Farm
Interview with Carlotta Totaro Fila, Alia founder Hi Carlotta, tell us how you entered the world of edible insects I saw for the first time edible insects about 10 years ago. I heard about it in a R&D lab in the Netherlands – I was working at the time as a company nutritionist for a […]
Efsa: green light for mealworms
Today is a great day! Efsa released the first positive opinion on the safety of mealworms as human food. Read the full text here: Efsa opinion on Yellow Mealworms
FAO Guidance on sustainable insect farming
The FAO recently released a practical manual for farmers and inspectors, and this is a really good news for the industry. You can find the Guidance here; FAO_Guidance on sustainable crickets farming
Insects to fight mycotoxins
If we want to describe our condition on Earth, we can say that we are “fugitives” who, as a result of the enormous population growth, no longer know where to flee – Danilo Mainardi This is the warning found on the last pages of “L’etologia caso per caso”, in which the author Danilo Mainardi compares […]
Note on Novel Food Regulation
Extract fom the IPIFF Information Note: “CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) clarifies ‘whole edible insects’ do not fall under the old novel foods Regulation: On those grounds, the Court (Third Chamber) hereby rules: Article 1(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 […]
IncrEdibili Insetti – the book
Interview with Loris Caporizzi, chef and author of IncrEdibili Insetti Hi Loris, tell us about yourself and how you approached edible insects Today I am a fine dining chef who has worked in some of the most famous starred restaurants in the world, gastronomic popularizer, strategic consultant in the food sector and organizer of private […]
The mealworms genome
The yellow mealworm, the larval stage of the darkling beetle Tenebrio molitor, shows great promise as an alternative source of animal protein. The the study presents the 312 Mb draft genome assembled using 10x Genomics linked-read technology to inform research efforts and to provide resources to optimise yellow mealworm for mass production and consumption. The genome […]
