German Cheese Mite V the British Mealworm …and the winner is ? Confusion reigns in the Food Standards agency When the Food Standards Agency (FSA) erroneously banned edible insects after Brexit, it created widespread confusion and disruption across the sector. Businesses that had invested heavily in sustainable protein production suddenly faced legal uncertainty, with products Read More
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
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,