New protein sources and food legislation: the case of edible insects and EU law

Food Security

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 803-814

  Belluco, Simone ^a,b   Halloran, A ^c   Ricci, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Edible insects; Entomophagy; Legislation; Novel foodstuffs; Protection; Safety

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; EDIBLE SPECIES; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCT; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; INSECT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATION; PROTEIN; STAKEHOLDER;

EUROPE;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 85023769843     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-017-0704-0     Document Type: Article

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