In some regions of the world, wild-caught insects have been a valuable source of protein for centuries. However, the mass farming of insects for food and feed is a modern practice. Over the last ...

Online users are claiming the European Union has allowed dangerous insect-based foods onto the market, after a product containing UV-treated yellow mealworm was green-lit earlier this month.

“It offers consumers a good protein source and also gives them an easy way to familiarise themselves with insect based food,” Juhani Sibakov, the head of innovation at bakery store ...

A new legislative proposal in North Carolina, House Bill 471, aims to clearly distinguish between traditional meat and ...

Indeed, the call for using insects to improve human food security has gotten louder in recent years. Since about 2004, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has been interested in the use of ...

“Using domestically produced food that would otherwise be discarded ... “Security will be ensured by culturing insects in proper methods based on scientific evidence,” said Yasuhiro Fujitani ...

These culinary traditions not only showcase the rich diversity of global cuisines but also highlight the sustainable and nutritious potential of insect-based foods. Breaking the Western bias against ...

A new legislative proposal in North Carolina, House Bill 471, aims to clearly distinguish between traditional meat and emerging alternatives by mandating specific labeling for lab-grown and ...

Producers associated with the Slovak Association of Bakers, Confectioners and Pasta Makers (SZPCC) have categorically rejected any addition of insect-based products to their ... beetle as a permitted ...

Currently, food waste has become a big problem in the ... By replacing soymeal and wild caught fishmeal with insect-based protein, this technology can help reduce the overfishing of our oceans ...