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TeneTrio: insects pet food
Interview with Sabrina Jaap, cofounder of TeneTrio Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world It was more of a coincidence… a twist of luck and fate, I guess. Definitely nothing I would have imagined three years back. In mid 2015, I received a call from one of my current business partners, […]
Eating Insects Athens
The North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture (NACIA) is proud to announce the 2018 International Conference, Eating Insects Athens, which will be held August 13th – August 15th, 2018 in Athens, Georgia, USA at the University of Georgia: Center for Continuing Education and Hotel (The “Georgia Center”). Eating Insects Athens (EIA) will build on the momentum of Eating Insects Detroit […]
Ihou: from farming to distribution
Interview with Déborah Schäfer, CEO of Ihou Tell us about how you get involved in the edible insects sector Initially, we were 3 founders, involved in the agri-food sector (food safety consultant, agri-food engineer). We reviewed with interest FAO’s opinion (among others) regarding environmental impact of traditional way of producing and consuming proteins, mainly in […]
Submitted Novel Food Applications
Probably you’re wondering who has already submitted an application for the novel food authorization. Well, you can satisfy your curiosity visiting the EU “Summary of ongoing applications and notifications” site section. At the moment you can find three submission regarding edible insects: 1 from ProtiFarm (Lesser mealworms) and 2 for Micronutris (Tenebrio molitor and Gryllodes […]
Insects feed from Russia
Interview with Ivan Sokolov, CEO of Biogenesis Tell us how Biogenesis project started The issue of waste processing in Russia is particularly urgent: about 70 million tons of waste are generated annually in our country. Just imagine, in terms of volume, this can be compared to 10 Pyramids of Cheops! And it is mostly food […]
Edible insects on the shelves
January 1st has gone. Nothing has changed. Not a surprise, for those informed about the new Novel Food Regulation. But this is also a problem. Reality is different from country to country, a grey fog is covering everything and for the consumers the situation is not clear. For entrepreneurs either. Many have real confused ideas […]
