date:Jul 05, 2013
Meal worms, the larvae of the mealworm beetle, are a serious candidate for use as an alternative sustainable source of protein to chicken, beef and pork. TNO and UMC Utrecht have therefore started a follow-up study in cooperation with the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). The results of this study are intended to support and inform the respective parties. First and foremost the allergic consumers but also the producers that make meal worms suitable for human consumpt