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Insect Protein
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What would you say to insects being a part of your food chain?
Environmentally conscious consumers are more likely to consume chicken raised on insects or algae, a new study has found.
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Are bugs the future of pet food?
Is insect-based food the best thing for pets, humans and the environment? New Food finds out.
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Recent insect authorisation accelerate tailwinds for novel foods
Constantin Muraru, Maximilian Beiter and Christophe Derrien offer insight on two new insect authorisations that the food industry need to know about.
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Episode Twenty: What’s more sustainable – a meat-based diet or a vegan one?
One of the food industry's most difficult questions is tackled head on by New Food's editorial team.
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The bugbears and potential of edible insects
A strain on resources has given way to a rising demand for alternative proteins obtained with a minimal impact on natural resources, insects as a food shows promise…but hurdles remain in the way.
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Will consumers accept insect-fed chicken?
How likely would consumers be to adopt meat products reared with alternative feedstuffs? A new study suggests information and transparency are key.
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EU lifts ban on feeding livestock processed animal protein (PAP)
The ban was put in place after the BSE outbreak of the 1990s, which resulted in the culling of millions of cattle and the deaths of hundreds of people. The European Commission, however, has kept the ban on intra-species recycling.
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Do kelp and maggots offer a solution to global malnutrition?
14 May 2021 | By
Novel foods have to be a part of the solution if the world is to solve the problem of malnutrition – that’s according to researchers from the University of Cambridge.
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Rebranding without limitations – an interview with Small Giants
Small Giants Co-Founder, Francesco Majno, discusses why it was necessary to rebrand his insect-based snack company, and why insects are more sustainable as a food than traditional meat and fish products.
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Insect-based food gets green light as EFSA approves mealworms
Mealworms have been approved for human consumption by the EFSA, which could help insect-based foods flourish within the EU.
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Fly larvae could be used as protein alternative
Research from an Australian university has questioned whether fly larvae commonly used for animal feed could be a feasible protein substitute.
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Yellow mealworm could be on the menu
As global food demands continue to rise, researchers from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and Beta Hatch Inc., believe that the yellow mealworm could hold a solution.
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GEA explores potential of insect protein for animal feed
As a more environmentally friendly alternative to existing production processes for food supplies for animals, GEA has been working with an Australian start-up to explore the potential of sustainable protein for animal feed.
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Insect growing pods: the future of the everyday kitchen?
Thomas Constant, Founder and CEO of BeoBia, answers New Food's questions about how and why the British start-up has launched home insect growing pods.
