Food: Insects
Commons · Question 26637 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
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
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 24 Feb 2025
The 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...