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Note on Novel Food Regulation
Extract fom the IPIFF Information Note: “CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) clarifies ‘whole edible insects’ do not fall under the old novel foods Regulation: On those grounds, the Court (Third Chamber) hereby rules: Article 1(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 […]
Edible insects at EU Parliament
The document “What if insects were on the menu in Europe” – made by EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service Authors: Nera Kuljanic with Samuel Gregory-Manning, Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) – is prepared for, and addressed to, the Members and staff of the European Parliament as background material to assist them in their parliamentary work. […]
IPIFF: Farm-to-Fork strategy
Brussels, the 18th of February The International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed – IPIFF the Brussels-based umbrella organisation representing stakeholders active across the insect production value chains publishes today a ‘Position Paper‘ entitled ‘The Contribution of the European Insect Sector to Improving Sustainability from Farm to Fork’. As part of the ongoing discussions […]
Sustainability of insects production
The European Commission is conducting a survey for the H2020 EU SUStainable INsect CHAIN (SUSINCHAIN) project on the environmental impact and economic viability of insect production. Your response would be a valuable contribution for this sustainability assessment and design of sustainable production model for insect companies. The results of the analysis will be public (and […]
IPIFF guide on Novel food regulation
This briefing paper sets out the administrative steps to be followed by insect producers intending to submit an application for authorisation of an insect/ insect product as novel food within the European Union. It is intended to be used as a practical guide to the EU legislative texts that are applicable to their activities, namely […]
World edible insects Day
On the day of the “World Edible Insect Day” on 26 October, Portugal Insect will promote a debate on the subject. The goal is to “promote the use of insects in human food, according with the FAO guidelines which warned about the relevance of reincorporating insects as a protein source in human food, given their […]
Edible insects on the shelves
January 1st has gone. Nothing has changed. Not a surprise, for those informed about the new Novel Food Regulation. But this is also a problem. Reality is different from country to country, a grey fog is covering everything and for the consumers the situation is not clear. For entrepreneurs either. Many have real confused ideas […]
