Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 26637
Food: Insects
Tabled: 27 January 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of insect-based novel foods on the farming industry.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Food Standards’ Authority’s (FSA) role, as set out in law, is to safeguard public health and protect the interests of consumers in relation to food. In Great Britain, edible insects are considered novel foods and so food businesses that wish to sell t...
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