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02 Jun 2023 --- The EU has moved a step closer to allowing UV-treated yellow mealworm powder to be sold as a human-grade food. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just issued a positive opinion on the safety and nutritional value of Tenebrio molitor after French company Nutri’Earth submitt…
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Africa: Female founder flags circular feed potential of insect production
InsectiPro, a Kenya based insect ingredient supplier, is producing black soldier fly (BSF) derived meal for animal feed as well as frass and chitin. It is also looking to support food production, processing crickets for human nutrition, and working to make insect consumption widely accepted.
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“Why shouldn’t people eat bugs?”: A conversation with Chef Yoon
We sat down with Chef Joseph Yoon to learn more about edible insects: their health benefits, their potential as a method for fighting climate change, and even – for those who are tempted – how to start incorporating them into your cooking.
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Big Bucks For Big Bugs: The Hot New Items On The Menu In Africa
Farming flies and cockroaches to ensure food security? Read on for some of the most fascinating insights on alternative agriculture in Africa. BY PAULA SLIER AND SASHA STAR ANY CHILD GROWING UP IN THE 90S — OR their parents, for that matter — will likely recall the scene from The Lion King where Tim…

Cockroach farming: Africa’s “new oil” to look out for | Africanews
They may come across as dirty, ugly and nasty creatures that transfer germs from one source to another, but they are worth more than that. According to the World Bank, insect farming could be the answer to the continent’s hunger, poverty, and ecological crisis.
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2023 Edible Insect Festival in Mexico city -
It is well known by all that Mexican gastronomy is one of the richest and best-known on the entire planet. The variety of dishes that can be found in all the states of the republic is not only gigantic but also very exotic. In Puebla, for example, is the origin of the huitlacoche, which although it…

Are grasshoppers as scrumptious as ham? Mexico’s insect hunters would really like you to seek out out - Live Theatre UK
SANTA MARIA ZACATEPEC, Mexico — The lads and boys gathered within the early morning darkness outdoors an Oxxo comfort retailer, eyeing a stretch of damp fields behind it. They handed out cigarettes, laughing as they tied plastic trash baggage round their legs, pulled on their headlamps and grabbed…

MEZCALISTA, THE NEW SEXY MEZCAL LOUNGE AT MOXY SOUTH BEACH DEBUTS MEZCAL TASTING EXPERIENCE WITH EXPERT ‘MEZCALIERS’
Paired With an Original Chipotle Chapulin (grasshopper) ‘Chex Mix’ and Mezcal Flight Mezcalista, Moxy’s new intimate lounge featuring an impressive collection of over 200 mezcals, is now inviting g…
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10 Insects that are popular delicacies around the world | The Times of India
For most of us eating insects and bugs as a meal may seem like the grossest thing ever, but around the world insects and bugs are some of the tastiest and most popular delicacies. Here’s a glimpse of some of the popular insect recipes around the world.
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Leading Agtech company, Nutrition Technologies,launches Diptia™ biofertiliser from insect frass I Australian Rural & Regional News
Singapore-based Nutrition Technologies has launched their new bioactive organic fertiliser, Diptia™, specifically designed and formulated to combat fungal plant diseases, and protect soil from infection. Diptia™ is a patent pending Nutrition Technologies product derived from Black Soldier Fly frass…
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Chitin from consuming insects can help both gut microbiota and global health
Chitin (kai’tin) and healthy fats from insects appear to contribute to healthy gut microbiota and are strong sources of protein and nutrients, according to a paper co-authored by a Colorado State University researcher and published in Nature Food.
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The Buzzy Edible Insect Trend is Gaining Traction in the West
When Mohammed Ashour walks into Aspire Food Group’s 150,000 square-foot cricket farm in London, Ontario, he is met with a symphony of chirping—for most people the sound of languid lakeside summers. For Ashour, Aspire’s co-founder and CEO, the tonal chirping of his Acheta domesticus crickets is the m…
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Don’t miss the second edition of the Escamol Festival in Hidalgo, Mexico - Hdalgo Daily Post
Escamoles are often considered “Mexican Caviar“. HIDALGO, MEXICO.- The second edition of the Escamol Festival will be organized by the Traditional Hñähñu Kitchen “Porfiria Rodríguez Cadena” in the municipality of Santiago de Anaya, Hidalgo. The Escamol Festival will take place on March 18 and 19 on…
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