Novel Foods and Edible Insects in the European Union : : An Interdisciplinary Analysis / / edited by Lucia Scaffardi, Giulia Formici.

• Author: Scaffardi, Lucia.
• TeilnehmendeR: Formici, Giulia.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (177 pages)

This open access book proposes an in-depth study on a vast range of issues connected to the regulation of Novel Foods in the European Union, pursuing an interdisciplinary approach and thus providing a comprehensive picture of this complex topic. Particular attention is paid not only to the current EU legislative framework, its positive innovations, unsolved problems and limits, but also to food safety issues and the potential impact of Novel Foods on sustainability and food security. In addition, the book focuses on a particular category of Novel Foods: insects for human consumption. These products recently gained momentum after the first EU Commission authorisation of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) in 2021. The book contributes to the lively public debate following this long-awaited authorisation by examining the legal issues arising from the application of the Novel Foods Regulation to these peculiar new foods; the EFSA risk assessment evaluations; the consumers’ perceptions and potential future of insect-based products’ market in the EU. By providing such an extensive analysis, including recent developments and future prospects, the book represents a valuable tool for students and academics, but also institutions and public authorities, helping them understanding the various challenges related to Novel Foods and edible insects. Furthermore, it seeks to promote an informed debate in order to find innovative solutions to pressing problems concerning how to feed the world of tomorrow.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Feeding the Future Sustainably-What Role for Novel Foods and Edible Insects? -- 1 Food Systems Under Pressure: The Need to Find Safe and Sustainable Solutions to Multiple Challenges -- 2 The Structure of This Volume: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Novel Foods and Edible Insects -- 2.1 Novel Foods -- 2.2 Edible Insects -- 3 Conclusions: Prompting a Fruitful Debate on the `Food for the Future´ -- Part I: Novel Foods: A Necessary Premise -- Novel Foods in the EU Integrated Administrative Space: An Institutional Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Regulating Novel Foods in the Internal Market -- 2.1 The Definition of Novel Foods -- 2.2 The Objectives of the Regulation of Novel Foods -- 3 The Procedure for the Authorisation of Novel Foods -- 3.1 The Historical Development of the Authorisation Procedure -- 3.2 The Procedure for the Authorisation of Novel Foods: The Role of the Commission and EFSA -- 3.3 The Procedure for the Authorisation of Novel Foods: The Role of Comitology -- 3.4 The Union List of Authorised Novel Foods and Data Protection -- 4 The Centralisation of the Procedure and the Role of the Member States -- 4.1 Novel Food Governance in the European Space of Integrated Administration -- 4.2 The (Lack of) Tensions Within the Comitology System -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- A Peculiar Category of Novel Foods: Traditional Foods Coming from Third Countries and the Regulatory Issues Involving Sustaina... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Preliminary Analysis of Two Key Concepts: Sustainable Development and Food (In)Security -- 3 How Novel Foods Regulation (EC) 258/97 Affected the Marketing of Traditional Foods Coming from Third Countries: Criticalitie.

4 The EU Legislator´s Recognition of the Specificities of Traditional Foods Coming from Third Countries: Significant Improveme... -- References -- Food (In)Security: The Role of Novel Foods on Sustainability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Food (In)Security and Food Production (Un)Sustainability -- 3 Novel Foods: What They Are and How They Can Support Food Security and Sustainable Food Production -- 3.1 Novel Healthy and Nutritious Foods from Sustainable Sources: Insects and Microalgae -- 3.2 Novel Healthy Food Ingredients and Supplements from Marginal and Exotic Biomasses -- 3.3 Novel Healthy Food Ingredients and Supplements from Food Byproducts -- 3.4 Novel Ingredients for Healthier Baby Foods Also Extended to Foods for Adults -- 3.5 Novel UV-Treated Foods for Tackling Vitamin D Deficiency -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Why `New´ Foods Are Safe and How They Can Be Assessed -- 1 The Safety Assessment Process in the European Union -- 2 Safety Assessment Requirements for Novel Foods -- 3 Assessing the Allergenic Potential: The Big Constraint -- 4 New Methodologies to Improve Risk Assessment -- 5 Safety Assessment of Insects As Novel Food -- 6 Is an Approved Novel Food Really Safe? -- References -- Part II: Edible Insects -- Legislative and Judicial Challenges on Insects for Human Consumption: From Member States to the EU, Passing Through the Court ... -- 1 Marketing Edible Insects in the EU: Sustainability, Food Security, Food Safety and Regulatory Issues -- 2 The First Attempt to Regulate Insects-as-Food and the Doubts Regarding the Scope of Application of 1997 Novel Foods Legislat... -- 3 Shadows from the Past: Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 Between Clarifications and Persistent Doubts -- 4 A Relevant Decision Influencing the Application of 2015 Regulation´s Transitional Measures: The CJEU Provides Clarifications.

5 Legislative Intervention Still Needed: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives -- References -- The Safety Assessment of Insects and Products Thereof As Novel Foods in the European Union -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of the Risk Assessment Process of Insects and Products Thereof As Novel Foods in the EU -- 2.1 Authorization Procedure for Novel Foods in the EU and Principles of the Risk Assessment Process -- 2.2 Main Challenges During the Safety Assessment of Insects -- Production Process -- Compositional Characterisation and Specifications of Insects and Products Thereof -- Proposed Uses, Use Levels -- Nutritional Information -- Toxicological Information -- Allergenicity -- 3 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- References -- Consumer Perceptions and Acceptance of Insects As Feed and Food: Current Findings and Future Outlook -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Market of Insects As Food and Feed -- 2.1 EU Market of Insects As Food -- 2.2 EU Market of Insects As Feed -- 3 Consumer Acceptance of Edible Insects As Feed -- 3.1 Insects As Feed, Making Their Way -- 3.2 Emerging Consumer Studies on Insects As Feed -- 4 Consumer Acceptance of Edible Insects As Food -- 4.1 A `Mini-Compilation´ -- 4.2 New Instruments to Measure Consumer Perceptions and Acceptance -- 5 Discussion and Conclusions -- 5.1 Legislation, Information, and Temptation -- 5.2 Final Considerations -- References -- Correction to: The Safety Assessment of Insects and Products There of As Novel Foods in the European Union -- Correction to: Chapter 7 in: L. Scaffardi, G. Formici (eds.), Novel Foods and Edible Insects in the European Union, https://do.