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... the information request relates to species currently sold in the uk and the duration and extent of sales ... ” from farms in thailand and across southeast asia, which was the main source of products, rogers said ... describing such delicacies as “highly nutritious” and an excellent source of protein in that region, rogers said perceptions of insects in the uk weren’t very different to foods such as prawns in other countries, where the latter are considered a little strange ... novel foods oversight regulations covering the import of insects involved border inspection post (bip) checks on ‘products of animal origin’, rogers said, from which samples were sometimes taken ... meanwhile, the attitude of government health inspectors towards the company had changed, he said: “they’ve gone from being very concerned, because what we’re doing is different, to being really quite relaxed about the whole thing

... ninety-two percent of consumers agree that eggs are an important part of a healthy diet – but 30 percent of respondents limit eggs due to cholesterol concerns, according to a new mintel report ... senior analyst at mintel bill patterson said: “older egg buyers confront heart-health issues and therefore limit egg consumption because of the cholesterol ... " mintel also found that half of households that buy eggs say they will not change their egg-buying habits, regardless of price increases or decreases ... "eggs represent an economical source of protein for people's diets," said patterson ... "since the recession began in 2008, consumers have been driven to opt for larger volumes of eggs as a substitute for more expensive proteins ... in april 2009 to june 2010, the 30-day average of eggs used increased to its highest level in seven years

... researchers in germany have used lupin seeds, a type of legume, to produce low-fat, high-quality sausage products ... researchers at the fraunhofer institute for process engineering and packaging ivv, believe that lupins may hold the key to producing a satisfying vegetable protein to replace animal raw materials in food production ... indeed, worldwide consumption of red meat has quadrupled since 1961 ... the united nations food and agriculture organization (fao) expects increasing prosperity to lead to a doubling of global meat production by the year 2050 ... the question is whether our planet, with its limited farmland resources, will still be able to meet all of our needs into the future,” said lead researcher dr peter eisner ... “producing a kilogram of meat consumes between seven and 16 kilograms of grain or soybeans as animal feed ... as a result, in the us around 80 percent of grain is fed to livestock ... ” the humble lupin, usually used as a winter rotation crop to fix nitrogen in soil and to clear fields of grain diseases, is also a strong source of protein and fibre ... in australia, csiro’s centre for food and genomic medicine in perth is working to sequence the genome of this useful legume ... compared to meat production, the cultivation of plants as a food source is considerably less land-intensive ... it takes 40 square meters to produce a kilogram of meat, yet that same space could produce 120 kilograms of carrots or 80 kilograms of apples instead ... as the researcher points out: “plants are a source of high-quality foodstuffs, but they can also provide raw materials for technological applications — and are a source of energy ... ” he demonstrates this in the case of sunflower seeds: up until now, they were used for oil production, their residues serving as low-grade livestock feed ... as a result, a 2 ½ -acre parcel of land could be expected to yield around 950 euros ... if all of the components were processed and converted to high-quality raw materials for the food, cosmetics and fuel industry, that same parcel would generate some 1770 euros in income

... a valuable crop rotation legume, and a rich source of protein and dietary fibre - will be the subject of australia’s first major plant genome sequencing project ... csiro researchers will collaborate with the centre for food and genomic medicine (cfgm) in perth, wa, to sequence the genome of the narrow-leaf lupin ... lupins, members of the legume family, are used as a winter rotation crop, which farmers can use to prevent diseases surviving from season to season in cereal crops such as wheat ... they have the added benefit of fixing nitrogen in the soil ... lupins are also a source of protein and dietary fibre, and csiro scientists have already identified genes in lupins which produce proteins that impact on the nutritional content of the grain ... studies conducted by the cfgm have shown these proteins have important wide ranging benefits for humans and may provide cardiovascular health benefits in terms of increasing insulin sensitivity and reducing blood pressure ... the proteins could potentially reduce the risk of diabetes and obesity by increasing a person’s sensitivity to insulin and creating the sensation of being ‘full’ ... the majority of the project will be conducted at the new csiro/university of western australia joint crop genomics laboratory at floreat, in perth wa and will be led by prof karam singh (csiro/uwa)

... sunny queen farms, one of australia’s foremost egg producers, has launched a new product that should have chefs breathing a collective sigh of relief ... it’s a fresh egg snap frozen, pasteurised, and haccp and halal - approved, so no nasty case of salmonella on the side ... but more importantly, the eggs leave zero risk of a contamination crisis, which is probably a chef’s worst nightmare ... the us outbreak in august was estimated to have poisoned 2 000 people and meant a recall of half a billion eggs ... once tainted with the stigma of being high in cholesterol, more recent studies have shown that there is no relationship between heart disease and the consumption of eggs ... since the heart foundation awarded eggs its trusted ‘tick’ of approval and raised its intake recommendation from two to six per week, the demand for this rich source of protein has steadily increased ... with a small dedicated group of staff, it is possible to achieve a higher degree of control over the finished product, and we are incredibly proud of our team’s achievements,” said azadeh laghai, sunny queen’s national technical manager ... sunny queen’s food service range also includes scrambled egg mix and a range prepared omelettes available in a variety of flavours, all of which are made with fresh farm eggs

... global fisheries, a vital source of food and revenue throughout the world, contribute between us$225-$240 billion per year to the worldwide economy, according to four new studies released today ... this first comprehensive, peer-reviewed estimate of the global economic contribution of fisheries was published online today in four papers as part of a special issue of the journal of bioeconomics ... this research, conducted by the university of british columbia’s fisheries centre, with support from the pew environment group, quantifies the social and economic value of fish around the world and also calculates the loss of both revenue and dependable protein sources from years of overfishing ... “we know fish play an important ecological role in the marine environment, but these studies assess their ‘out-of-the-water’ value to people across the globe,” says lead economist associate professor rashid sumaila at the university of british columbia’s fisheries centre ... “whether you are looking at fish as a financial resource or a source of protein, our research shows that the benefits of healthy, robust fisheries have enormous value far beyond the fishing dock ... ” dr sumaila and his team of researchers also found that: overfishing reduces revenue ... annually, estimated global catch losses from overfishing totaled up to seven to 36 per cent of the actual tonnage landed in a year, resulting in a landed value loss of between us$6 ... the fishing industry’s economic impact on related businesses, such as boat building, international transport and bait suppliers, is roughly three times larger than the value of fish at first sale ... non-industrial uses of the oceans are a net positive for economies and jobs ... recreational use of ocean ecosystems by sport divers, whale watchers and recreational fishermen contributes us$47 billion each year to national economies worldwide and generates nearly 1 ... one of the four papers focused on global fisheries subsidies, or financial incentives that countries offer to their fishing industries, which may contribute to depleted fish stocks

... tno has teamed up with industrial algae producer ingrepro renewables for a two year research project investigating the extraction of proteins, healthy oils, and possible carbohydrates from algae ... while a number of useful meat alernatives are already available on the market, such as soy, wheat and quorn, dutch research institute tno has spied a new opportunity to extract proteins from coldwater algae, which it believes could herald a new, environmentally-friendly, source of protein and a meat analogue ... part of the drive in reducing meat consumption stems from the carbon emission associated with rearing livestock to meet the protein needs of a growing population; algae, on the other hand, consumers carbon dioxide, as well as nitrate and phosphate ... moreover, algae can also be a good source of omega-3 and omega-6 oils, making up as much as 30 per cent of its mass

... the company said that each whole grain perdue product features whole grains council's stamp indicating that each serving provides one half-serving of whole grains ... additionally, the perdue whole grain chicken products provide four grams of daily fiber per serving and are a source of vitamin b1, b6 and niacin ... the company claims that the new whole grain line is made with only white meat chicken, and act as a source of protein and contains no preservatives or fillers

... a nutrient-rich indigenous produce holds out the hope of a better life for the impoverished women who harvest it on the edges of lake chad, and may also one day make a contribution to fighting malnutrition ... 4 million project funded by the european union and run by fao the women are gathering and processing increasing quantities of a remarkable produce known locally as dihé, a variety of the blue-green algae called spirulina ... dihé is a rich source of protein, iron and betacarotene and can enhance the nutritional value of diets that are poor in these nutrients ... fao projectin chad dihé is customarily harvested by vulnerable women of the low "blacksmith" caste from the shallow pools of water where it forms at certain times of the year ... traditionally, dihé is filtered out directly on the sandy ground near the wadis (river beds, where conditions are suitable for the development of natural spirulina), dried into a thin biscuit and subsequently made into a bitter-tasting sauce ... according to mahamat sorto, the project's coordinator in chad, ten tons of improved dihé have now been produced and sold through pharmacies and groceries in the country, generating 50 million cfa francs (€75,000) of profits for 500 women ... in order to reproduce naturally in the open, it needs a very specific environment - such as that of the brackish water pools that form on the northeastern shore of lake chad at the end of the rainy season ... it also needs daytime temperatures of 35-37c dropping to 15-20 c at night

... a project funded by the eu has resulted in an emerging spirulina industry in chad, boosting production of the nutrient-rich algae to a commercial scale across the country ... 2m project, funded by the european union and run by the un’s food and agriculture organization (fao), has seen the production of ten tons of the spirulina variety dihé since the project’s launch in 2007 ... among the nutrients it contains are protein, amino acids, phytonutrients, iron, antioxidants and b-vitamins ... dihé is a rich source of protein, iron and beta-carotene, which the fao says “can enhance the nutritional value of diets that are poor in these nutrients” ... it is traditionally filtered out of sandy river bed ground, dried into a thin biscuit and made into a bitter-tasting sauce ... cheap production the algae are harvested primarily by women on the edges of lake chad where they form at certain times of the year ... as part of the project, the harvesters were shown how to work more efficiently and hygienically, and how to process, package and market the produce