Practical mealworm farming: field protocols, regulatory clarity, and the tools to run a traceable operation.
UK and EU mealworm law in plain English: novel food, feed authorisations, frass. Updated when regulators publish.
From first colony to commercial records. Foundations are free. Operator and commercial tracks when you are ready to scale.
Batch records, climate logs, yield forecasts, compliance exports: one workspace. Private beta for pilot rooms and small facilities.
For organisations making a real build decision: feasibility, facility design, regulatory navigation. Taken on when the fit is clear.
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Self-paced training and downloadable SOPs turn colony work into records you can defend before you scale.
A private-beta workspace replaces spreadsheets with batch, climate, yield, and compliance logs in one place.
Expert curation for facility design, regulatory navigation, and the economics of scaling insect production.
We manage the variables that break farms (cost, compliance, cycle time) with standards we are willing to publish.
Modeled on documented rearing practice, our process enforces traceable batches, protected timelines, and zero-guesswork tolerance.
Explore our workCommercial operators planning or running insect-rearing rooms are our primary audience. Hobbyists and smallholders use the Academy as a practical on-ramp. Partners and researchers come to us for sober mission and regulatory briefings, not speculative theatre.
If you are learning or tightening records before scale, start with Academy Foundations. If you already run batches and need a workspace, apply for Platform beta. If you are making a build or market-entry decision, book an Advisory scoping call.
It is in private beta. We onboard a small number of operators where the fit is clear and the workflow teaches us something useful. Join the list and we will reach out as capacity opens.
In the EU and UK. You own your data and can export it in full at any time. We never sell or share operational records.
Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) is the most mature thread across Academy, Platform, and Advisory. Black soldier fly and house cricket modules exist where operators help us validate assumptions.
No. We are not a contractor or operator-for-hire. We produce plans, specifications, and SOPs, and can stay embedded through commissioning, but your team executes the build and daily operations.
Current approval status for T. molitor across 22 jurisdictions worldwide. Updated when regulators publish. Full tracker →
3 authorisations — dried, frozen, UV-treated powder (EU 2021/882, 2022/169, 2025/89)
8 insect species now authorised. UV-treated powder carries a 5-year exclusive licence to NutriÉarth through 2030.
Approved — aquaculture (2017), poultry & pig (2021)
T. molitor listed among 8 approved insect species for feed. Pet food pathway also open.
Regulated as processed manure (Reg 142/2011)
Only jurisdiction globally with a clear frass fertiliser framework. Must meet processing and contaminant standards.
On market — FSA assessment not started
Only house cricket under active review (May 2025). Mealworm timeline unknown. Must notify FSA and hold technical dossier.
Defra consultation closed May 2026 — outcome pending
Proposal would include insect frass as a regulated organic fertiliser. First country after EU to address frass explicitly.
Approved under retained EU law
T. molitor cleared for aquaculture, poultry, and pet food. No further UK regulatory action required.
Allowed — no novel food pre-market approval
Insects treated as conventional food under FDA. GMP and labelling apply. Fastest regulatory path of any major economy.
AAFCO-approved for dog food
Expansion to other pet food categories expected. No GRAS notice required under current framework.
Non-novel — no assessment required
Health Canada explicit determination. Complies with SFCR and Food and Drugs Act. Published reference material (VORM-1) available.
Non-traditional, not novel — no safety concerns
FSANZ assessed T. molitor and two other species. Explicit determination of safety; one of the cleanest positions globally.
Approved as new food ingredient
MFDS-approved. Korea expanding its edible insect list; grasshopper also approved in 2026. Active commercial farming.
Framework exists — no insect approvals yet
SFA approved 14 novel foods (cultured meat, mycoprotein, HMOs) but no insects. T. molitor is the strongest candidate.
20,000+ farms — GAP standard, not novel food
Production-standards model (not pre-market safety assessment). Connected to national BCG economy strategy. Strongest Asian farming base.
Not approved — silkworm only
Only B. batryticatus in national catalog. T. molitor consumed traditionally. Food diversification discussions may signal expansion.
No regulatory framework
Insect consumption traditional in some regions. No formal pathway for farmed mealworms. Commercial interest growing.
No framework
Traditional consumption in NE states. FSSAI has not issued insect-specific guidance. No pathway available.
Feed regulated — IN 344 (Feb 2025)
MAPA framework for insect-derived animal feed. First insect regulation in Brazil. Human food: ANVISA general law only.
Feed regulated — SENASA Res 1039 (2024)
First regulatory step for insect farming. Covers production and sanitary control of insect-derived animal feed ingredients.
No formal framework
Centuries of entomophagy (chapulines, chicatanas, mealworms) but no regulations for farming, sale, or quality control.
Product standards — KS 2922 (2020)
KEBS published general and specific standards for edible insect products. Most advanced framework in Africa.
Policy discussions — no framework
CLAB-Africa policy brief (2024) on insect livestock feed. Active academic community. No formal human food pathway.
Testing lab launched — no approval framework
Dubai Municipality lab (2025) detects insect protein in food. Signals regulatory awareness but no authorisation pathway.