Researchers have evaluated a range of studies focussed on Salmonella in insects to gather data for assessing the safety of insect-based foods.
The systematic review looked at 36 studies investigating Salmonella in insects.
“Data on the persistence of Salmonella can be useful for further analysis by risk assessors and decision-makers involved in the safety
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There is a low risk to the public from edible insects sold in the United Kingdom, according to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) assessment.
The risk assessment looked at allergens, microbial, and heavy metal contamination from seven edible insect products currently on the UK market.
These products are lesser mealworm
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Faculty at Virginia Tech’s Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center are working to develop alternative and sustainable food sources in the form of insect protein.
Mainstream insect consumption is gaining steam. Recent figures estimate that 2,111 species of insects are consumed in about 140 countries. In November 2021, the European
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Emerging food safety challenges must be thought about when looking at the changing food system, according to the FAO.
A Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report looks at how global drivers like economic growth, changing consumer behavior and consumption patterns, a growing population and the climate
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A research project on the safety of edible insects involving Germany and Kenya is entering its final year.
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Jomo Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, are leading the ContamInsect research project, which started in 2020.
It focuses on the safety of the
Continue Reading Project in Kenya looks at edible insect safety; EU approves house crickets
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A trio of issues that featured in the news agenda of 2020 carried into 2021 and none of them are out of sight yet. Coronavirus, the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, and ethylene oxide contamination are sure to demand coverage as we head into 2022.
The European Commission has authorized Locusta migratoria (migratory locust) as a novel food to be placed on the market.
This is the second authorization of an insect as a novel food — the first being dried yellow mealworms, which was adopted in July.
The term “migratory locust” refers to the
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By Katharine Hopkins
Mealworms could be hitting restaurants and supermarkets in products like burgers, pasta and even as snacks coated in chocolate in the relatively near future in some areas.
This year yellow mealworms were approved for human consumption by the European Union. A novel food product is defined as
Continue Reading Can consumers get past the yuck factor and embrace mealworm protein?
The benefits of edible insects as an emerging food source must be weighed against potential food safety issues, according to the United Nations’ FAO.
While insects have been part of the diets of many cultures in various regions through the centuries, farming of them for human food and animal feed
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Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This specialized program for attorneys brings together those who are interested in our food system, from
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