PPM and ATB provide an international expert’s platform on insects as food, feed and non-food

Topics

Technical, commercial, ecological, political and ethical issues of insect utilization were discussed, in particular:

Insects production systems

• Rearing substrate optimisation
• Established production systems
• Mass rearing systems, industrialisation
• Automation

Application of insects as feed

• Nutrient composition
• Use for pets, in aquaculture and for farm animals
• Feed safety

Utilization of insects as food

• Processing and fractionation
• Use in gastronomy and food retailing
• Food safety

Evaluation of the use of insects

• Consumer acceptance
• Ecologic and economic assessment
• Status of legislation
• Ethical issues

Non-food applications of insects

• Insect biotechnology
• Biopolymers
• Waste management systems

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