The online Summer School, organized by Wageningen Academy, offers you an attractive mix of live online Q&A sessions, self-study including 20 hours pre-recorded Weblectures from international renowned experts, supporting PDFs, and group assignments. In the live sessions you can interact directly with the experts and fellow participants to explore how...
The Green Deal: Potential impact on the feed industry
A look at its many significant expected and potential impacts on the feed industry in Europe. The European Union’s Green Deal will affect all sectors of the EU economy, including farming and livestock feed. It is described officially as “a new growth strategy that will transform the Union into a...
Scientific opinion – Safety of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The term yellow mealworm refers to the larval form...
NEW IPIFF Factsheet – Edible insects on the European market
Edible insects on the European market is the new IPIFF Factsheet available here.
IPIFF – Press Release: Brussels, 20th of May
The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) - the focal point of the insect production sector in the capital of the European Union - salutes today’s release of the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy. To provide constructive input to the ‘Farm to Fork’ discussions, IPIFF launches a brochure entitled ‘The insect...
IPIFF – Contribution: Commitment of the European insect sector towards more resilient and sustainable food supply systems
The well-functioning of our food supply systems is essential to ensure food security for affected populations around the globe during times of crisis. Alike for many other food sectors, the COVID-19 pandemic poses numerous challenges to insect producers in Europe and around the globe. Exclusively composed of SMEs and ‘newly...
Marwa Shumo is presenting insects as potential alternatives to the conventionally used protein sources in livestock feed in a movie
In Africa, livestock production currently accounts for about 30% of the gross value of agricultural production. However, production is struggling to keep up with the demands of an expanding human population, rise in urbanization and associated shifts in diet habits. High cost of feed prevents the livestock sector from thriving...
IPIFF’s “Guidance: the provision of food information to consumers”
IPIFF has published the Guidance: the provision of food information to consumers. This Guidance document provides recommendations towards best labelling practices, building from obligations derived from Regulation (EU) 1169/2011. ‘We also wish to raise awareness regarding the excellent nutritional properties of edible insects - a label in line with EU best labelling practices...
Scientific interest for insects for feed is growing
More and more people are interested in the use of insects as animal feed or as animal feed ingredient. Insect products are allowed for use already in petfood and aquaculture. It is expected that EU-regulations will be adapted in the near future and thereafter insect products may also be used...
Summary of the EAAP Insect sessions Ghent, Belgium
The insect sessions at the EAAP annual meeting in Ghent, Belgium attracted a lot of people from industry and academia. More and more people are interested in the use of insects as animal feed or as animal feed ingredient. The number of papers on insects as mini-livestock increases rapidly. In...