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ArticleInsects2025

Authentication of Insect-Based Products in Food and Feed: A Benchmark Survey.

Aline Marien, Benjamin Dubois, Olivier Fumière, Abigaël Anselmo, Julien Maljean, Clémence Debailleul, Jean-François Morin, Frédéric Debode

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Article in Insects, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Aline MarienQuality and Authentication of Agricultural Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
Benjamin DuboisBioengineering Unit, Life Sciences Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4545-5688
Olivier FumièreQuality and Authentication of Agricultural Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1799-2419
Abigaël AnselmoQuality and Authentication of Agricultural Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0734-8029
Julien MaljeanQuality and Authentication of Agricultural Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
Clémence DebailleulQuality and Authentication of Agricultural Products Unit, Knowledge and Valorization of Agricultural Products Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
Jean-François MorinEurofins Biologie Moléculaire France, Eurofins, 44323 Nantes, France.
Frédéric DebodeBioengineering Unit, Life Sciences Department, Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.

Funding

European Union 837750
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The consumption and farming of insects are gaining global attention as sustainable alternatives to conventional protein sources. Industrial processing of insects into powders or pastes complicates species identification, raising concerns about product authenticity, food safety, and potential fraud. In Western countries, particularly in Europe, the sector is expanding under a stringent regulatory framework, especially regarding rearing substrates, which hinders economic development. This study aimed to assess the species authenticity of commercial insect-based food and feed products and detect the presence of animal-derived DNA from unauthorized substrates. A total of 119 samples (pure insect meals and processed products) were collected from various origins. Species-specific real-time PCR assays targeted

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PMID40725360
PMCPMC12295698

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