A Dec. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a portion of a news release from Tyson Foods detailing its new partnership with Protix, an insect ingredients company. "Tyson foods replacing ...

While many Westerners find the idea of eating beetles or crickets unappetizing, this view is actually a global outlier. For roughly two billion people worldwide, eating insects — known as entomophagy ...

Meat processing giant Tyson Foods in October announced a partnership with Protix, a Netherlands-based startup that produces insect ingredients. That has bugged some social media users, who worry that ...

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 ...

Skyrocketing input costs are forcing livestock producers to find other ways to provide protein to flocks. Insects might be a ...

Many people are repulsed at the idea of eating insects, whether freeze-dried or still very much alive and wriggling. But do those same reservations extend to what they feed their beloved pets? Not if ...

New York (CNN) — Tyson, a major US producer of beef, pork and chicken, is betting on protein that comes from insects. The meat processor said on Tuesday that it has invested in Protix, a ...

Insects in my food? Say what?! You eat an average of one to two pounds of flies, maggots, and other bugs each year without ...

Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for both human consumption and animal feed. The guidelines stipulate that the insects cannot be harvested from the wild and must be manufactured in ...

Modular insect farming technology has been developed for food businesses to upcycle organic waste on-site into a sustainable protein alternative. Far too much food intended for human consumption never ...

Mealworms in a breeding box from the start-up company Alpha Protein. Starting Monday, UV-treated insect powder, specifically powdered whole larvae of the flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor), will be ...

A new CRP titled “Investigating the safety of edible insects, other ‘novel’ foods and hazards associated with their production and processing practices” is hereby, presented. The increasing demand for ...