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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 […]
Rossano Linassi: entomophagy in Brazil
Rossano Linassi is a young and solar brazilian chef who realizes delicious dishes with insects, participates in many TV shows, conferences and workshops. I contacted him and we have a long intercontinental chat conversation about edible insects and gastronomy. His enthusiasm is contagious and in few messages he involves you in his amazing reality! How […]
Edible insects: a collective EU application is possible
I am just back from the conference: “The EU Novel Food Regulation and the Special Case of Insects” (Bangkok, October 26, 2016) and had the chance to learn the latest news from the EU commission experts in charge of reviewing the approval of insects as food in the EU. And I found out that: – ONCE […]
Edible insects: a clear and comprehensive legislation is needed
Interview with Dr. Daniele Sisto, head of the Veterinary Service at the Local Health Unit 6 of the Western Friuli and Regional Coordinator for Small Local Productions After the interview to Dr. Daniele Sisto, I realized how difficult it is to disentangle and juggle with numerous sources of law (continuously updated) in the field of […]
Bühler: producing and processing larvae in China
A short talk with Andreas Baumann (Expert Protein Value Chain), Bühler AG Recently you’ve started an insect pilot-plant in China, can you tell us more about? We set up the pilot plant with a partner, who grows fly larvae. We installed equipment for processing the fully grown larvae on an industrial scale. The aim is […]
Farming crickets in Canada
Interview to Jarrod Goldin, Co-founder of Entomo Farms Yours is a family business. What inspired you and made you start this very particular activity? My two brothers, Darren and Ryan, have been farming insects for the reptile trade for 10 years; I was a chiropractor with a big interest in health. I’ve also always wanted […]
Antonio&Giuseppe Bozzaotra: Insetticommestibili.it
Interview to Bozzaotra twins – Insetticommestibili.it I interviewed Antonio and Giuseppe Bozzaotra, charismatic friulan twins that, near Padua, opened the farm “Edible Insects” in which they are raising many species of insects: crickets, bamboo larvae, silkworms, grasshoppers, beetles, wasps, scorpions and caimans. They have been engaged in this area for years and have been invited […]
