We bring you edible insects news from the UK. What the EU Commission asked for: In 2015 the EU Commission put forward a proposal to speed up the authorization of novel foods, including edible insects: “a centralised authorisation process (where applications are submitted to the European Commission instead of Member States’ authorities, and EFSA carries Read More
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When we asked these questions to the FSA the first time round, we received very poor replies. So we raised a formal complaint and the replies have now been rectified as per below. There is still some ambiguity, but please make of it what you wish. It is interesting that insects legally marketed in the
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*** please note – this article refers to the position of the FSA and FSA board between 1st Jan 2021 and July 2022. In July 2022, after the BBC set out to expose the scandal on BBC News, the FSA finally admitted the mistake. It then launched a slapdash consultation that does nothing to address
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The legal status of edible insects in the UK has changed as a result of Brexit. Last year, on the 23rd January 2020 the Food Standards Agency’s Novel Food Safety team notified us and other food operators, of the following: “Several edible insects are currently going through the authorisation process in the EU and as these were
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Brexit disaster story – A self inflicted fiasco The edible insect industry in Europe is the fastest growing, sustainable protein sector in the world. In the UK, however, it has all but ground to a halt since Brexit, because a change in law has yet to decide the legal status of edible insects, leaving the
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Brexit – FSA confused and confusing on edible insects In the first of a series of blog posts we are publishing how the ‘competent’ authorities, DEFRA and the Food Standards Agency, are leading the UK edible insect industry down the drain. When we are asked to provide different sets of scientific data, like stability data,
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How to cook a grubs burger Today we offered a London bug restaurant cooking experience to the BBC. We showed our guest how to cook a bug burger and some chocolate and mealworm cakes. The filming was part of a program for BBC World BBC Africa What’s new explaining to a young audience that eating
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Dateline program, presenting our insects as a possible alternative to meat. Horizon featured towards the end of this video.
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A great video about us from Business InsiderLondon’s first insect farm owners are trying get people to eat worms and crickets to save the world
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