ISSUE FOCUS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2024 55 About Azwa Aasdik Azwa Aasdik has over eleven years of quality experience in the agro-industry and joined Veolia Bioconversion Malaysia Sdn Bhd as Quality Assurance Manager. She manages the quality team and works closely with the technical and production teams to maintain consistent quality of the insect-based ingredients. She also ensures compliance with the local & international regulations. Aasdik obtained a BSc degree in Chemistry from The National University of Malaysia & she is certified Environmental Professional in Scheduled Waste Management from the Environmental Institute of Malaysia. About Tze Min Teo Tze Min Teo is an entomologist and molecular biologist with over thirteen years of experience in research activities. She is currently the Chief R&D Officer at Entofood Sdn Bhd and involved in improving black soldier fly farming. She also provides technical support to Entofood’s partner Veolia Bioconversion Malaysia. Tze Min holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology from the University of Oxford. She is an active member of various organisations in Malaysia such as the Entomological Society of Malaysia (ENTOMA), the Malaysian Plant Protection Society (MAPPS) and the Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (GMAC) to the Malaysian Department of Biosafety. Teo is passionate about environmental conservation and serves as a volunteer survey diver for Reef check Malaysia, an NGO dedicated to reef protection. the use of data analytics where all data is collected, analysed and leveraged. Our data-driven approach allows us to monitor the production, to identify patterns, detect anomalies and eventually predict safety or quality issues. This enables us to promptly adjust and maintain optimal and high-quality insect farming conditions. CONCLUSION The production of insects and the use of insect-based products in animal feed is growing worldwide and safety issues related to insect farming and processing remain a major concern for the feed industry such as pet food, aquafeed, livestock feed. Insect producers are becoming more professional by establishing and adhering to the rules. At Veolia Bioconversion Malaysia, we have gained deep knowledge on the hazards associated with farming and processing of Black Soldier Fly larvae by analysing all the data collected. We comply with the feed hygiene standards, good breeding and manufacturing practices, which is supporting us to continuously optimise and improve the quality and safety of our insect-based products. In Southeast Asia, AFFIA (Asian Food & Feed Insects Association) brings together the industry players and researchers during the 5th International Insect to Feed the World Conference (IFW 2024) which will be held in Singapore from June 19th-22nd. This international platform is a good opportunity to share experience on hygiene, quality and safety. References: 1AFFIA Survey, available in April 2024 on AFFIA’s website: https://affia.org/ 2IPIFF Guide on Good Hygiene Practices. 3Risk profile related to production and consumption of insects as food and feed. (2015) EFSA Scientific Committee 4See Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, and Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 laying down requirements for feed hygiene. 5A. Lähteenmäki-Uutela, S.B Marimuthu and N. Meijer, 2021. Regulations on insects as food and feed: a global comparison. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 7(5): 849-856 6A.M. Meyer, N. Meijer, E.F. Hoek-van den Hil and H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, 2021. Chemical food safety hazards of insects reared for food and feed. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 7(5): 823-831 7Method 7 in Regulation Chapter III of Annex IV to Commission Regulation EU 142/2011 on health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption
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