In the name of sustainable development, insects will soon be appearing legally on the plates of EU consumers.
Member State experts have approved a European Commission proposal to allow the use of dried yellow mealworms as a novel food, the institution announced on Tuesday 4 May. This is a first.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) had previously given its green light (see EUROPE B12635A19).
Pasta and biscuits. Dried yellow mealworm “can be used as a whole dried insect as a snack or...