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 E...

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.