For years, they were crushed underfoot, sprayed away from gardens or dismissed as a nuisance of rural life. Now, snails are becoming part of Azerbaijan’s export story. As Europe’s appetite for ...

An invasion of apple snail could be "disastrous" for rice production and food security in Kenya as well as other rice growing regions across Africa, according to a new CABI-led study published in the ...

Oysters and escargot are recognised as luxury foods around the world – but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap sources of protein. Less adventurous eaters today see snails as a garden ...

Scientists have suggested that outbreaks from edible snail consumption may be going undetected in Cameroon. Researchers detected Campylobacter, Yersinia, Listeria, Salmonella, and Shiga ...