As we’ve said here before, the future for insects as food and feed in Europe continues to get brighter every day.
The move follows the authorisation of insect proteins in aquafeed in July 2017. Current authorisation is limited to 7 insect species, including 3 types of cricket, 2 types of mealworm, and 2 fly species.
The latest issues are to be addressed at a 2-day symposium on ‘Edible Insects: the value chain’, which is to be held at Ede-Wageningen, Netherlands on 21-22 March to celebrate 10 years of insect research. Topics under discussion will include insect rearing, insect processing, insects in the food and feed industry, insect nutrition and health and rearing and processing as well as a section on consumers and society.
