21 09 2023, Brussels — Interreg North-West Europe project ValuSect would like to thank everyone who attended the closing event on 21 September in Brussels. We are convinced that the insect-based food and feed sector will continue to expand and grow in the coming years, particularly with the help of the recently launched ValuSect Accelerator Platform, and we are proud to see that insect-based nutrition can bring great minds together, as it did yesterday. Read More
After four years of hard work to strengthen transnational cooperation and development of research related to insects as resources for food and feed production, Interreg NWE project ValuSect is proud to showcase its results in a final closing event, in Brussels. Read More
2nd of August 2023, Brussels — The cost of living has increased significantly over the past year, interest rates are escalating, input costs have skyrocketed, and it is thus legitimate to ask whether this difficult economic climate has an impact on emerging insect businesses. ValuSect calls for more investment from public funds in the short term, to help this emerging sector. Read More
31 July 2023, Brussels — Consumers have an easy access to all the information they need on insect-based products, ValuSect is pleased to confirm. The European Commission, through the voice of European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Ms Stella Kyriakides, insisted that consumers are already well informed about insects as food ingredients, when answering MEPs’ questions on insect consumption. Read More
If you’ve ever wondered how safe and nutritious it is to eat insects, here’s your answer! The European Commission, through the voice of European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Ms Stella Kyriakides, repeated that insects sold in the EU market are safe for European citizens, when answering MEPs’ questions on the safety of insect consumption. Read More
Looking for a new and reliable source of proteins? The European Commission, through the voice of EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Ms Stella Kyriakides, reiterated the environmental benefits of insect production for food and feed, when answering MEPs’ questions on the sustainable elements of insect consumption. Read More
The European Parliament published a draft report in order to ask the European Commission to come up with a protein strategy at European level. ValuSect is pleased to note that this draft report includes the promotion of insects on the European market. Read More
On 11th of May, our associated partner Valorial held an online and in presence event in Vannes (France) on innovative proteins and potential consumer demand. Read More
As one of the key initiatives under the EU Green Deal, the Farm to Fork strategy aims at achieving a more sustainable and circular food system in Europe, thus making essential the identification of new innovative food and feed solutions such as alternative protein sources. In this context, the contribution of insect farming has a significant role to play in establishing a sustainable future for our EU food system. Read More
In November, marking the beginning of our project’s final year, the Valusect partners had one of their regular updates meetings to exchange on the progress of their various activities. Read More
