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Link to references week#5 #10

Closed ghost closed 9 years ago

ghost commented 9 years ago

The EU is currently financing a scientific study with UK, Belgium, Austria, China, Mali and Ghana: "Enabling the exploitation of Insects as a Sustainable Source of Protein for Animal Feed and Human Nutrition", for a total cost of 3 836 642,44€. It will be finished by April 30th 2016.

All phone contacts available on: http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/105074_en.html

Might be we will need it...

ghost commented 9 years ago

A statistical study carried in Belgium called "Profiling consumers who are ready to adopt insects as a meat substitute in a Western society"

Important conclusions: "The predicted likelihood of adopting insects as a substitute for meat is 12.8% for males and 6.3% for females. " "Profile of early adopters: younger males with weak attitudes towards meat who are open to trying novel foods, and who are interested in the environmental impact of their food choices [likelihood they adopt insects =75%]"

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950329314001554#

ghost commented 9 years ago

Just discovered that a French farm, Micronutris, produces mealworms and crickets plus biscuits made of their flour. Very expensive: 12.50€ for 160 mealworms (about 60 grams)!!! Products available on: http://www.mangeons-des-insectes.com/boutique

Some French guys also opened the same kind of farm in the South Part of Spain. It is called Insagri.Their website doesn't work at the moment. Here is the link towards the article that talked about it; http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/07/edible-insect-market-hindered-by-legal-and-cultural-barriers-in-spain/

ghost commented 9 years ago

A lest reference for today: "Edible Insects in a Food Safety and Nutritional Perspective: A Critical Review" that goes back to legal issues in Europe as well as the major hazards of insects:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1541-4337.12014/full

MFloru commented 9 years ago

Another 2 companies

Cricket flour : (in USA) http://www.cricketflours.com/

INsect Europe (Holland) Also mainly crickets

http://insecteurope.com/index.php