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Does EFSA’s opinion pave the way for insect protein?

06-11-2015 | |
EFSA concludes that studies on the occurrence of human and animal bacterial pathogens in farmed insects used as food and feed are very scarce in the scientific literature.
EFSA concludes that studies on the occurrence of human and animal bacterial pathogens in farmed insects used as food and feed are very scarce in the scientific literature.
The long awaited EFSA opinion on the safety of using insects in animal feed and food is out. But the scope seems wide. So the question arises: does this opinion really speed up the approval of insect meal for use in livestock feed? When you look at the main conclusions from the EFSA opinion, it is clear that still some safety issues need to be overcome, and some data gaps need to be overcome before safe use of insects as a food or feed source can be guaranteed. But it is good to keep in mind th


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Emmy Koeleman Freelance editor