Insects | January 30, 2023
Approval of fourth insect as a Novel Food by the EU
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approved a fourth insect early January vide the Regulation 2023/58 authorising the placement of frozen, paste, dried and powder forms of (Alphitobius...
Four insects approved by the EU for novel human food (Image credits: EU)
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) approved a fourth insect early January vide the Regulation 2023/58 authorising the placement of frozen, paste, dried and powder forms of (Alphitobius diaperionus (lesser mealworm)) for use in food. This takes effect on 26th of January 2023. Ref: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023R0058&from=EN
The fourth insect joins “defatted” Acheta domesticus (house cricket) approval vide Regulation 2023/5 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023R0005&from=EN).
Other insects (and forms) already approved for Novel foods. Already three insects authorised:
- Frozen, dried and powder form of Tenebrio molitor larva,
- Frozen, dried and powder forms of Locusta migratoria, and
- Frozen, dried and powder forms of Acheta domesticus under the novel food regulation, (https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6779),