New protein sources and food legislation: the case of edible insects and EU law
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New protein sources and food legislation : the case of edible insects and EU law. / Belluco, Simone; Halloran, Afton Marina Szasz; Ricci, Antonia.
I: Food Security, Bind 9, Nr. 4, 01.08.2017, s. 803-814.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - New protein sources and food legislation
T2 - the case of edible insects and EU law
AU - Belluco, Simone
AU - Halloran, Afton Marina Szasz
AU - Ricci, Antonia
N1 - CURIS 2017 NEXS 214
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - Growing global food demand has generated a greater interest in the consumption of new and diversified protein sources. Novel foodstuffs represent a challenge for food law as they need proper safety assessments before obtaining market permission. The case of edible insects and European law is a good representation of this issue because a selection of food grade insect species may be available on the European market in the coming years. However, European legislation does not explicitly address edible insects. Consequently, this has left a grey area, allowing different interpretations of the legislation among Member States. The aim of this paper is to analyse the challenge of the safe management of edible insects in the context of the current legal framework. The current Novel Food legislation, as well as the forthcoming version of the legislation, will be analysed and discussed in relation to edible insects. Particular attention will be paid to the evolution of legislation and to the experiences of both EU and non-EU countries. In recent years, a number of different stakeholders have supported the legalization of edible insect consumption in Europe, but market permission is just the first step towards a new framework for a novel food in a regulatory context. Once admitted, edible insects require proper rules to assure consumers and stakeholders of their benefits and safety. This overview highlights the need to develop clearer legislation to govern the future production and consumption of new food in Europe, provide guarantees to producers, and achieve consumer protection.
AB - Growing global food demand has generated a greater interest in the consumption of new and diversified protein sources. Novel foodstuffs represent a challenge for food law as they need proper safety assessments before obtaining market permission. The case of edible insects and European law is a good representation of this issue because a selection of food grade insect species may be available on the European market in the coming years. However, European legislation does not explicitly address edible insects. Consequently, this has left a grey area, allowing different interpretations of the legislation among Member States. The aim of this paper is to analyse the challenge of the safe management of edible insects in the context of the current legal framework. The current Novel Food legislation, as well as the forthcoming version of the legislation, will be analysed and discussed in relation to edible insects. Particular attention will be paid to the evolution of legislation and to the experiences of both EU and non-EU countries. In recent years, a number of different stakeholders have supported the legalization of edible insect consumption in Europe, but market permission is just the first step towards a new framework for a novel food in a regulatory context. Once admitted, edible insects require proper rules to assure consumers and stakeholders of their benefits and safety. This overview highlights the need to develop clearer legislation to govern the future production and consumption of new food in Europe, provide guarantees to producers, and achieve consumer protection.
KW - Edible insects
KW - Entomophagy
KW - Legislation
KW - Novel foodstuffs
KW - Protection
KW - Safety
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85023769843&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12571-017-0704-0
DO - 10.1007/s12571-017-0704-0
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85023769843
VL - 9
SP - 803
EP - 814
JO - Food Security
JF - Food Security
SN - 1876-4517
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 182223476