Europe’s Food Regulators Are Warming Up To Foods That Contain Insects

December 28, 2021: 12:00 AM EST

The European Food Safety Authority (Parma, Italy) has approved a Dutch-based insect company’s application to market food products made from migratory locusts. The approval of locusts for human was included as part of the “novel food” category. Fair Insects provides a range of products, including insect-based crisps and insect-based falafel mix. This follows a similar approval for dried yellow mealworms in January 2021 submitted by French insect producer, SAS EAP Group Agronutris, which also produces insect-based snacks and food ingredients. According to BMI, the latest approval is a sign of the regulatory framework speeding up and highlights the opportunities within the edible insect market. As of mid-October 2021, the EU has received 20 insect food applications for food products that contain house crickets, banded crickets, black fly soldiers, and honey bee drone brood species.

Via Lexis Nexis

"Quick View: Increasing Regulatory Approvals For Edible Insects", BMI Western Europe Food and Drink Insights, December 28, 2021, via Via Lexis Nexis, © EFSA/European Union

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