Risk profile related to production and consumption of insects as food and feed

EFSA Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

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allergenicity; chemicals; consumption; feed; food; insects; microbes; production; safety

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EID: 85078380774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4257     Document Type: Article

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