NEWS 14 Alternative Proteins Magazine April 2025 Oberland opens first commercial scale BSFL facility A Nova Scotia, Canada based company leveraging biology-fueled technology to set new standards in animal and soil health, Oberland Agriscience Inc. opened its 108,000sqft commercial black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) farm on the periphery of Halifax. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Greg Wanger, Oberland explains it is committed to utilizing modern innovations, such as AI, robotics, and predictive analytics, to elevate the power of black soldier fly larvae, delivering premium, nutritious, science-backed solutions for animal, agriculture, and soil health. "Black soldier fly larvae are a tremendous insect, capable of transforming almost any organic matter into a valuable protein with almost unrivaled efficiency," comments Dr. Greg Wanger. "The food waste challenge isn't going away and the demand for high quality protein continues to escalate. We harness biology and cutting-edge technology to drive nutritional innovation, delivering natural, nutrient-dense solutions." With a Ph.D. in Geology and Environmental Microbiology, plus five years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab working on their optical organics mapper, SHERLOC, Dr. Wanger has experience sweating the small stuff crucial for getting from the lab bench, through pilot scale into commercial scale. Supported by a team committed to producing a low impact animal and soil nutrition solution, Oberland points out it has spent several years honing its innovative process from pilot to commercial scale. Read more>> BioCraft secures EU registration to sell cell-cultured pet food ingredients BioCraft Pet Nutrition, one of the first biotech companies to develop animal cell-cultured ingredients for the pet food market, received registration from the Austrian authorities to use Category 3 Animal Byproducts (ABP) in the European Union, enabling it to begin selling ingredients to EU pet food producers. Austrian authorities granted BioCraft the registration “for the purpose of multiplying cells for the production of pet food.” There is currently no pre-market approval process in the EU for animal feed ingredients—alternative, novel or otherwise. Companies wishing to sell animal-based ingredients to pet food manufacturers must meet legal requirements to ensure that the feed ingredients are safe and become a registered user of animal byproducts in the EU. BioCraft has now met their obligation as a Feed Business Operator and notified the EU Feed Material Register. Achieving this legal status requires both registration by authorities and a demonstration of the ingredient’s safety and quality vis-à-vis a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan (Regulation 183/2005). A team of veterinary, food safety and food science experts, both in-house and third party, generated safety data following dossier requirements for an EU Feed Additive (Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003)—the highest standard for any material going into pet food—to demonstrate the safety and quality of BioCraft’s product. Read more>>
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