This review will summarise existing tools and resources and highlight areas of focus for the
insects as food and feed industry for the production of insects as alternative protein sources …

In the context of the expansion of the human population, availability of food, and in extension
of animal feed, is a big issue. Favoring a circular economy by the valorization of byproducts …

Simple Summary Aquaculture is amongst the most efficient ways to produce animal protein
for human consumption, and this sector is expected to continue to grow worldwide. Inclusion …

Insect use in feed and food in European countries is now an increasingly debated topic,
although these animals have traditionally been nutritional components in Asian, African …

Background Novel foods demand in EU is increasing, and their consumption is expected to
grow in the next years. This increased use enhances the risk of misidentification and …

Use of edible insects as an alternative source of proteins in food and feed is increasing.
These last years, numerous companies in Europe have started producing insects for food …

Since their approval for use in aquaculture in 2017, processed insect proteins have been
extensively studied for their nutritional quality in animal feed. This new type of meal is highly …

Insect processed animal proteins (PAPs) constitute a new alternative source of proteins in
feed. In 2017, a closed list of insect species was authorized on the European market for use …

Due to their advantageous nutrient composition and high feed conversion efficiency, insects
may be an alternative protein source for human and animal nutrition. Recently authorised for …

A new real-time PCR protocol was developed for the detection of house cricket (Acheta
domesticus) in feeds. A sequence of 97 bp size within the mitochondrial barcode region …