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Edible Insects

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First it was pets, then fish. Now it's poultry and pigs. The [blank] of animals allowed to feed on [blank] is growing. A new EU law authorizing the use of insect protein in poultry and pig feed came into force earlier this month, a [blank] milestone for an industry keen to warm its way into the animal-feed business. Since a ban on processed animal protein was [blank] in 2001 in the wake of the "mad cow" crisis, soy and fish meals have become the bedrock of animal feed in Europe.

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First it was pets, then fish. Now it's poultry and pigs. The list of animals allowed to feed on insects is growing. A new EU law authorizing the use of insect protein in poultry and pig feed came into force earlier this month, a significant milestone for an industry keen to warm its way into the animal-feed business. Since a ban on processed animal protein was imposed in 2001 in the wake of the "mad cow" crisis, soy and fish meals have become the bedrock of animal feed in Europe.
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