While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...

The benefits of edible insects as an emerging food source must be weighed against potential food safety issues, according to the United Nations’ FAO. While insects have been part of the diets of many ...

The UK’s Food Standards Agency has said it will allow products containing edible insects to remain on the market while they undergo the Novel Foods authorisation process to assess safety. The ...

“There’s so much innovation behind edible insects and what it offers in sustainable food security,” Chef Joseph Yoon recently told me. Yoon, an Edible Insect Ambassador, is a world-renowned chef and ...

As the global population grows and traditional livestock production increasingly strains environmental resources, there is a rising interest in alternative protein sources. Edible insects, ...

As food networks strain to support a growing population, local producers offer bugs as a high-value protein source ...

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 ...

InnovaFeed, a French company with global ambitions in the edible insect arena, has raised $250m in a series D round* backed by agri-food giants including ADM and Cargill, and says it will break ground ...

Aspire Food Group - which is on a mission to automate and professionalize edible insect farming – aims to start production at a CAD $90m 100,000sqft automated cricket processing facility near London, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Growing up in Mexico City, it was common for Jose Avila to snack on the edible bugs at the markets around town with his grandma and mom after school. So, the ...