Production & Ethics

ethics
Above. A Cambodian woman holds a bowl full
of baked tarantulas. Try a Baked Tarantula
Edible was founded on the principles of sustainable, ecologically sound and fairly traded sourcing, coupled with strict wildlife conservation ethics and the desire to support Indigenous people’s traditional way of life. Our raw ingredients are either sustainably farmed or collected from monitored sources. We do not believe there is a difference in eating a farm raised Insect as opposed to a farm raised prawn or chicken. Indeed our sourced raw ingredients do not suffer the same stresses or mistreatment in the same way commercially farmed species often do.

Over 10% of all of Edible’s profits go directly to rare & endangered species conservation projects worldwide. Mainly in countries where we are currently producing or sourcing raw ingredients. One remarkable project we are able to support is for an endangered species of Civet in Vietnam (The Owston’s Civet), this is made possible by the sale of our Civet Coffee. This project both studies, protects and carries out anti-poaching work in Vietnam for this remarkable animal. So far Edible has built a veterinary facility for the project and helped facilitate a PHD student to study rare carnivores in the Mekong Delta.

PRODUCTION

All of our products are manufactured under strict hygiene standards, all of our products also fully comply with all UK and European Union Community guidelines on food standards and safety. We also periodically test our products to ensure safety. Making sure that at all times the Edible range is fully fit for human consumption.

Our raw ingredients come from specially selected farms and producers around the world, which are maintained to the highest possible standards and all comply fully with the relevant national and international species protection and trade legislation.

Our staff make regular visits to all suppliers to ensure that welfare and standards are kept in strict compliance with all of our own strict company standards.