Pet foods

Domestic crickets and mealworm larvae will be allowed as food in the European Union under new regulations, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.

Domestic crickets can be eaten frozen, dried or powdered from Tuesday, and the use of mealworm larvae in food will be allowed from Thursday.

Similar rules already exist for migratory locusts and yellow mealworms.

Ljubljana – One of the mainstay segments of online shopping is pet food, shows data from the price comparison platform Ceneje.si, which is part of the Heureka group. Demand in the dog food category rose by 14% year-on-year and in the cat food category by 65%. “Dog and cat owners have been buying food online during the pandemic as well, and we expect the trend to continue.

The Zophobas morio species at the center of this study earn themselves the “superworm” moniker

A sudden hike in animal food and the high value-added tax put animal lovers in a challenging situation, forcing them to call on Turkish authorities to make discounts on the vital product.

Swallow deeply, pinch the nose and repeat the mantra: "Tastes like beef, tastes likes beef." Then bite into the burger of rice, chopped vegetables, spices and mealworm larvae.

The government’s economic delegation is considering adding pets to its asset declaration in the framework of the modernization of the tax system. This means that pet dogs, cats, canaries, etc. will be included in structural reforms being promoted by the government.