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This Brief aims at providing a general understanding of the rationale – scientific as well as political – behind EU policy and related risk management decisions in the area on non-animal food imports. Lately, various menaces associated with imported food and feed of non-animal origin appeared in the media: imported sprout seeds contaminated with E. coli, strawberries containing hepatitis A or noro viruses, to name but a few, are now as much discussed as the different well-known meat scandals. The authors explain the reinforced official controls at EU borders on certain imports of non-animal origin and the wide range of EU measures that currently foresee trade restrictions for imports presenting chemical and non-chemical ‘high risks’ from a public health perspective (so-called ‘emergency measures’). The Brief closely examines chemical (and also non-chemical) risks associated with imports of non-animal origin and their impact on human health. The authors also consider the role risk analysis is playing to underpin risk-management decisions at EU level, including the scientific output by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Chemistry. --- Food Science. --- Medical Microbiology. --- European Law. --- Microbiology. --- Medical Biochemistry. --- Food science. --- Biochemistry. --- Chimie --- Microbiologie --- Biochimie --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Biomedical Engineering --- Food industry and trade --- Foreign trade regulation --- Produce trade --- Food adulteration and inspection --- Food law and legislation --- Food contamination --- Imports --- Prevention. --- Safety measures --- Inspection --- Contaminated food --- Food --- Foods, Contaminated --- Analysis of food --- Food, Pure --- Food inspection --- Inspection of food --- Pure food --- Agricultural marketing --- Agricultural products --- Food trade --- Food preparation industry --- Food processing industry --- Contamination --- Adulteration --- Medical microbiology. --- Medical biochemistry. --- International law. --- Biotechnology. --- International trade --- Contamination (Technology) --- Agriculture --- Commodity exchanges --- Farm produce --- Food processing --- Food technology --- Agricultural processing industries --- Processed foods --- Adulterations --- Consumer protection --- Public health --- Sanitary chemistry --- Economic aspects --- Processing --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Microbial biology --- Microorganisms --- Science --- Composition --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Law—Europe. --- Medical biochemistry --- Pathobiochemistry --- Pathological biochemistry --- Biochemistry --- Pathology

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Forecasts point out an exponential growth in the global population, which raises concerns over the ability of the current agri-food production systems to meet food demand in the long term. Such a prospect has led international organizations and the scientific community to raise awareness about, and call for, the need to identify additional sources of food to feed the world. From this perspective, insects qualify as a suitable and more environmentally friendly alternative to meat and other foods that are sourced from animal proteins. However, uptake of the production and commercialization of insects as food has been facing regulatory hurdles, consumer skepticism and rejection in many markets. This is particularly true in the context of western societies in which insects do not always constitute part of the local traditional diets. Production and Commercialization of Insects as Food and Feed: identification of the Main Constraints in the European Union analyses and discusses the regulatory state-of-the-art for the production and commercialization of insects as food and feed in the European Union. The EU has been taking concrete legislative steps with a view to opening up its market for insect foods, although some key regulatory constraints still exist today which ultimately prevent the industry sector from growing, consolidating and thriving. The main regulatory constraints in the EU for insects as food include the fragmentation of the EU market as a result of the adoption of different policy solutions by EU Member States for novel foods and the lengthy and complex authorization procedures. Also, ad hoc safety and quality requirements tailored to the needs and specificities of the insect food sector are currently missing. This work constitutes the first comprehensive overview of the evolution and current state-of-the-art of the regulatory framework for insect foods in the EU, based on a multidisciplinary approach that combines science, policy and law. It proposes a legislative roadmap which the EU should follow in order to make its regulatory framework fit for insect foods in the long term by providing a detailed comparison between the current EU legal framework and other regulatory systems of western countries with a view to singling out the markets which are better equipped to address the production and the commercialization of insect foods. The text provides an updated overview of the overall market and of European consumers’ perspectives on the use of insect foods. With the proper legislative steps and consolidation, the EU can be a global leader for insects as food and feed both as a market and as a standard-setting body.

Food—Biotechnology. --- Sustainable development. --- Food Science. --- Sustainable Development. --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Environmental aspects --- Food law and legislation --- Edible insects --- European Union countries. --- Insects as food --- Food of animal origin --- Insects --- Entomophagy --- Insectes --- Aliments d'origen animal --- Abastament d'aliments --- Comerç d'aliments --- Països de la Unió Europea --- Comerç de productes alimentaris --- Comerç --- Aliments --- Indústria alimentària --- Abastaments d'aliments --- Disponibilitat d'aliments --- Producció alimentària --- Recursos alimentaris --- Sistema alimentari mundial --- Subministrament d'aliments --- Racionament del consum --- Ajuda alimentària --- Dret a l'alimentació --- Fam --- Racionament alimentari --- Revolució verda --- Alimentació --- Seguretat alimentària --- Animals (Aliment) --- Animals com a aliment --- Animals comestibles --- Productes animals comestibles --- Carn --- Llet --- Marisc --- Peix --- Ous --- Productes lactis --- Hexàpodes --- Invertebrats --- Apterigots --- Coleòpters --- Col·lèmbols --- Dermàpters --- Dictiòpters --- Dípters --- Efemeròpters --- Hemípters --- Himenòpters --- Homòpters --- Insectes aquàtics --- Insectes fitòfags --- Insectes hematòfags --- Insectes paràsits --- Insectes saproxílics --- Insectes útils --- Lepidòpters --- Mal·lòfags --- Mecòpters --- Neuròpters --- Odonats --- Ortòpters --- Papallones --- Plagues d'insectes --- Plecòpters --- Puces --- Tèrmits --- Tricòpters --- Entomologia --- Unió Europea, Països de la --- Europa --- Alemanya --- Àustria --- Bèlgica --- Dinamarca --- Espanya --- Finlàndia --- França --- Gran Bretanya --- Grècia --- Irlanda --- Itàlia --- Luxemburg --- Països Baixos --- Portugal --- Suècia

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