Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32582
Food: Insects
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a policy on the introduction of insects into the human diet.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra does not have a specific policy on insects in the human diet, but continues to monitor the research in this area. In Great Britain, edible insects are considered novel foods. Novel foods require authorisation before they are permitted on the market....
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