Over the course of 2021, the EU authorized a number of edible insects as Novel Foods. What is the post-Brexit situation in the UK?
In October 2021, the draft of the EU regulation authorizing Locusta migratoria as a novel food was approved by the PAFF Committee within the European Commission. The regulation should be adopted in the weeks to come.
EFSA has declared the safety of yellow worm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) as a Novel Food (for more information), and has authorized its
EFSA declared the safety of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The EFSA
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