Plastic-eating insects
Interview with Nathalie Berenzina, Norbite founder Hi Nathalie, tell us how and when your interest in edible insects began Hi Lorenzo, after my PhD I started to work in the industrial biotechnology field, mainly focused on the production of bioplastics. After few years within the field, I got the conviction that we were using microorganisms […]
Webinar Università di Parma
Sorry, this entry is available in italian only May 13, 2021Entomofago
Fucibo: ready for the market
A chat with Davide Rossi, Fucibo co-founder Hi Davide, we met some time ago to talk about Fucibo, your project to produce insect-based food in Italy. Are there any news? The first big news is certainly Efsa’s scientific opinion on the use of mealworms as food for humans. Finally a fixed point from which there […]
An historical day
After the recent Efsa positive scientific opinion, yesterday spread the news that the Conference of States has given the definitive green light to the use of Tenebrio molitor as a food for humans. In the historical session, the rules for the labeling of products edible insects based products were also deliberated, so now everything is […]
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 […]
