Edible insects in Italy
In Italy, companies involved in the edible insects sector have had to face additional difficulties due to a more restrictive interpretation that national Institutions have applied to Regulation 2283/2015 on Novel Foods. Few days left to the definitive green light for the production and marketing in Europe of edible insects as food (and as feed), so let’s […]
Webinar on insects farming
Sorry, this entry is available in italian only Apr 20, 2021Entomofago
Mini’s Food
Interview with Davide Rizzoli, Mini’s Food founder Hi Davide, tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world Hi! The first time I heard about edible insect was during a food safety lesson in my university. That time I found out some potential of insects, e.g., of how efficient they are in transforming […]
Edible insects-based seasonings
Interview with Haz and Deano, The Boys at Short Horn Hi guys, tell us how you get involved in the edible insects world Well, first and foremost, we love our food – especially experimenting with different seasonings and flavours. But if you take the time to look at most store-bought spice mixes, they aren’t actually […]
Inef: italian insects
Interview with James Caon, INEF founder How did you start farming insects? I started raising food insects on an amateur level mainly to meet the dietary needs of my reptiles. In 2018 I decided to develop my hobby into a small business and opened my company, INEF, which stands for “Insect Novel Ecologic Food”. I […]
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 Jan 13, 2021Entomofago
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 Dec 19, 2020Entomofago
