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Insect protein, long hailed as a sustainable food source, hasn’t caught on in the mainstream. But in recent years, interest in insects as ingredients for animal food has been growing. A 2021 ...
Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. [1] Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis. [ 2 ] Globally, more than 2,000 insect species are considered edible, though far fewer are discussed for industrialized mass production and regionally authorized for use in food.
AgriProtein was a British agricultural and biotechnology company that used insects to convert food waste into sustainable products including: an alternative protein for use in livestock and aquaculture feed, a natural oil for use in animal feed, and an organic soil enhancer. The company was founded in 2008 in South Africa. [1]
Insects As Food and Feed: From Production to Consumption. Wageningen Academic Publishers. ISBN 978-9086862962. van Huis, Arnold: Edible insects. Future prospects for food and feed security. Rom. ISBN 9789251075968. European Union (Ed.): Enabling the exploitation of Insects as a Sustainable Source of Protein for Animal Feed and Human Nutrition
Using Kickstarter, the company's founders raised $55,000 in early 2016, exceeding the initial target of $20,000. [6] By March 2016, the company had raised a total of $5.6 million from early investors and Series A funding. [7] [8] Exo was acquired by Aspire Food Group in the spring of 2018.
In June 2017, the company raised €45 million in funding, at that time the largest investment in the industry. [2] In October 2017, Protix acquired Fair Insects, a company focused on breeding insects for human consumption. [3] In June 2019, Protix opened a new site in Bergen op Zoom, which is the largest insect factory in the world. [1] [4]
Singapore’s state food agency has approved 16 species of edible insects for sale and consumption in the country, according to a July 8 public circular addressed to food traders.
As with other livestock animals, a variety of welfare concerns can manifest during the rearing and slaughter of insects. The 5 Domains framework can be used to broadly categorize these areas of possible concern into four functional domains (nutrition, environment, behavior, and physical health) which then influence the mental domain of the animal's welfare state. [17]