Food: Insects
Commons · Question 32582 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
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
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 27 Mar 2025
Defra 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....