Novel Food 37
Legal status of edible insects in western countries
Entomophagy is a new phenomenon in the West, and as a result, rarely regulated. Public institutions such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), customs and health agencies that oversee the health of people often find themselves helpless in the face of new products based on processed insects. From a geographical point of view, there […]
EFSA’s guidance for Novel Food applications
Following the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods, the European Commission requested EFSA to update and develop scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and presentation of applications for authorization of novel foods. This guidance presents a common format for the organization of the information to be presented in […]
Need professional pics for your ento-products?
Need professional pics for your ento-products? Ask to our photographer Denis Magro! Creativity…and a bit of italian style. To contact Denis, click here
Ask to the lawyer: Question 2
With the new procedure, how long will it take for the applicant company to be fully authorized after submitting a request for authorization (assuming the documents are in order)? Undoubtedly the terms of the new authorization procedure are clearer and more defined compared to the former regime. It was actually one of the Commission’s goals. […]
Ask to the lawyer: Question 1
In order to make an application for authorization according to what established by the latest Regulation 2015/2283/EU on Novel Food, a company operating in the “edible insects” sector will have to wait until January 2018, preparing in the meantime all the documentation, or the procedure can be started immediately in order to be instantly authorized […]
