Andrea Gori

PO15 | FRAGMENTED RULES FOR THE EU INSECT-BASED FOOD SECTOR: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMERGING FOOD CHAIN

Aim. Insect-based foods (IBFs) are increasingly considered an emerging alternative protein source and are regulated in the European Union (EU) as Novel Foods through a centralized authorization procedure. However, while product authorization is harmonized at EU level, the regulatory classification of establishments ope...