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Microwaves to dry edible insects
A short talk with Lyn Miao, Marketing manager at Max Industrial Microwave Tell us about the company and the products you market We mainly manufacture industrial microwave machines, including batch ovens and tunnel conveyors. Our microwave machines are mainly used for drying, heating, sterilizing, bonding and roasting applications. What kind of products do you specifically […]
Insect as feed: a new note from the Italian Minister of Health
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Could that of edible insects be a 4.0 Industry?
We talk more and more about Industry 4.0, internet of things and machine learning. Basically it is about how to improve the production of a good through the interconnectivity of the operators involved, men and machines or even just machines and machines. This needs investments, of course, and entrepreneurs who understand the potential benefits. For […]
The Novel Foods and the human-nutrition frontiers
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Insects in the feed industry: the legal framework
The Legal Framework Currently Applicable Even though terrestrial invertebrates are listed in the catalogue of feed materials according to Regulation 68/2013/EU, the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from farmed insects is currently allowed only in feed intended to be used for pets and for animals. The reason of this restriction must be sought […]
XDutch: insects-based pills
The first product of Italbugs is born in the Netherlands. In Kadans laboratory (Wageningen), where Italbugs opened in October 2016 its new headquarters, Xdutch is born. Xdutch is the first “Clean Protein” product with an exclusive “Thermogy” factor. Xdutch was formulated thanks to the experience and to scientific studies Italbugs, which started in Thailand (2006) […]
Novel foods: the need of collective applications
As you may know, the European Commission is updating the Novel Food regulations from January 2018 so that whole insects and products containing whole/ground up insects have to be formally approved before they can be legally sold across the EU. Approvals can be granted for products that have undergone a proprietary process, eg. “grasshoppers that have […]
