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Ilaria Marini joined our team
My name is Ilaria Marini, I’m twenty-six years old and I recently graduated with a master degree in Veterinary Biotechnology from the University of Milan. Thanks to a series of seminars about the use of insects as animal feed that I had the pleasure to attend during my studies, I developed a deep interest in […]
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 […]
Edible insects in Croatia
Interview with Aleksandar Gavrilović, founder of Insektarij Hi Aleksandar, tell us how you got involved in the edible insects business As the market of live insects in Croatia was dependent on imports, and the offer was reduced to insects that cannot meet the standards for animal nutrition, we decided to start producing quality food. We […]
Edible insects at EU Parliament
The document “What if insects were on the menu in Europe” – made by EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service Authors: Nera Kuljanic with Samuel Gregory-Manning, Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) – is prepared for, and addressed to, the Members and staff of the European Parliament as background material to assist them in their parliamentary work. […]
Edible insects market in Europe
IPIFF recently released a very interesting factsheet about the edible insects market in Europe. Production, market and companies size, investments, consumers reached, maket share, forecasts and many more informations about the industry. Download the full document here: IPIFF-edible-insects-market-factsheet
Showing respect
These are difficult times. We decided to suspend publications on Entomofago until things will be better. We have the utmost respect for those who are fighting against this virus to protect all of us, for those who continue to work to guarantee us the essentials, for those who are gone. Stay home, respect the rules. […]
Becrit: insects shakes
Interview with Daniel Morató & Sergi Playà, Founders of Becrit Tell us how you guys got involved in the edible insects world Sergi: After a long stage traveling through Australia and Asia as a chef, I ended up on a paradise island in Cambodia cooking at the island’s resort restaurant. One day like any […]
