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Locusts Are Coming. Not as a Plague This Time, but as a Lifeline

03 Nov 2021 | I

The EU and South Korea approved the commercialisation of grasshoppers (Locusta migratoria) as food. For the EU, it’s the second insect to become Novel Food after mealworms. more...

Insect-based Ingredients for Food and Feed - a newprotein Special Focus

28 Oct 2021 | I

Read newprotein's latest special focus on the insect industry, featuring insect-based ingredients (proteins, fats, feed, etc.), equipment and services. more...

How the ENTOTRUST Logo Can Encourage More Consumers to Try Insects

28 Oct 2021 | I

The ENTOTRUST logo provides that quality and safety certification that reluctant customers may be looking for. more...

Nutrient-Rich Grasshopper Protein for Humans

26 Oct 2021 | I

Hargol FoodTech built the largest grasshopper farm in the world. The company’s mission is to deliver an alternative protein that is healthier for humans with minimal environmental impact. more...

Industrializing Insect Farming Within a Regenerative Food System

26 Oct 2021 | I

Beta Hatch operates North America’s largest mealworm hatchery, growing sustainable nutrient-dense protein for animal feed year-round. more...

Encouraging Positive Use of Farmed Insects in North America and Beyond

26 Oct 2021 | I

The North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture (NACIA) is the insects for food and feed industry association in North America working to ensure that insects can make our agricultural and food systems safer and more sustainable. more...

Mealworm Producer Optiprot Has Something for Everyone

26 Oct 2021 | I

Optiprot produces dehydrated and ground mealworms for food and feed, as well as mealworm frass for organic farmers. more...

Global Bugs’ Mission Is to Make the Planet More Sustainable With Crickets

26 Oct 2021 | I

Global Bugs’ entopowder ™️ is marketed as B2C and B2B. It can be used in many food applications to boost the nutritional profile of foods, especially protein and vitamin B12. more...

Precision Insect Farming Powered by Technology, in Concert With Nature

26 Oct 2021 | I

Aspire Food Group are pioneers in precision insect farming at scale, with the mission of realizing the potential of the natural world through the power of technology. more...

Black Soldier Fly as Alternative Protein to Cater Shrimp Feed Demand

26 Oct 2021 | I

Protenga’s Insect protein and insect-derived products provide an opportunity to combine a natural and sustainable diet with improved feed intake and disease resistance in intensive and traditional shrimp farming systems. more...

Givaudan Launches New Protein Hub at Its Zurich Innovation Centre

07 Sep 2021 | PBICAD&EASI

Scientist at work at Zurich Innovation Centre

This exciting new protein hub builds on Givaudan's industry leading expertise in taste, texture, colours, proteins and ingredients and provides the experts. technologies and equipment to help accelerate the development of alternative proteins. more...

2021: A Year to Remember for the Insect Protein Sector (And With 4 Months Still Left)

06 Sep 2021 | I

So far, 2021 has been a memorable year for the insect industry, for both food and feed applications. Here is a recap of the most important regulatory milestones. more...

An Industry with Legs: Australia's First Edible Insects Roadmap

05 May 2021 | I

Australia can become a player in the billion-dollar global edible insect industry, producing nutritious, sustainable, and ethical products to support global food security, according to a new roadmap by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. more...

Ÿnsect Takes Mealworm Ingredient Supplier Under Its Wing

21 Apr 2021 | I

Ÿnsect has announced the acquisition of Protifarm and its 'AldabaPro' product line of mealworm ingredients that are currently being used in baked goods, sports nutrition, meat, and meat alternatives. more...

Study Shows Mealworm's Potential as Functional Food

21 Apr 2021 | I

Scientists from the Bioreactors Research Group (BIO-110) of the University of Granada (UGR), with support from Tebrio, have demonstrated that a natural treatment based on flour made from the mealworm can help prevent Type II diabetes mellitus. more...

FAO Publish Food Safety Report on Edible Insects

20 Apr 2021 | I

FAO Food Safety Report on Edible Insects

The FAO has published its latest food safety report on edible insects. Its primary objective is to provide an overview of the potential food safety issues associated with the production and consumption of insects. more...

Insect Sector Welcomes EC Action Plan

07 Apr 2021 | I

The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) welcomes the European Commission’s aim to explore the use of feed based on insects as well as to increase the supply of locally sourced feed proteins. more...

Bühler Insect Technology's Unique Larvae Storage System

07 Apr 2021 | I

Equipment for commercial scale insect farming

Equipment from Bühler Insect Technology helped Protix deliver a large scale, fully automated, commercially viable industrial black soldier fly processing plant. more...

Precise, Accurate Instrument Sensory Analysis Augments Human Testing

24 Mar 2021 | PBICAD&EASI

Fast reliable measurement of smell taste and appearance

Alternative protein-based foods can be challenging to achieve good organoleptic qualities. Here, Ian Haynes, General Manager, Alpha MOS explains the benefits of combining electronic sensory instruments together with human assessment. more...

Developing Thai Cricket Industry Towards Sustainable Food Supply Chains

24 Mar 2021 | I

Global Bugs Asia have developed the Entobox, a cricket cultivation system, that represents a real paradigm shift in cricket rearing systems. more...

Vietnam Granted Permission to Export Edible Insects to EU

24 Mar 2021 | I

Vietnam has become the fifth country in the world to be given permission by competent authorities of the EU to export insect-based food to the market. more...

New Insect-Oil Based Fishmeal Substitute Produced on Industrial Scale

10 Mar 2021 | I

Nutrition Technologies has opened its first industrial-scale insect protein factory in Malaysia. It uses black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) to turn low-grade food waste and organic by-products into proteins and oils for animal feed. more...

UK Gov Awards Innovative Industrial Scale Insect Protein Farm

10 Mar 2021 | I

Entocycle has received funding from the UK government to build an industrial-scale insect farm. Their proprietary technology uses black soldier flies to produce animal feed from food waste. more...

Future Food-Tech Unveils 19 Innovators with Moonshot-Potential Technologies

24 Feb 2021 | PBICAD&EASI

At Future Food-Tech’s flagship summit on March 11-12, nineteen start-ups will showcase their breakthrough technologies, their transformative solutions and, above all, their passion to drive forward change across the most pressing topics in the industry. more...