Novel Foods and Edible Insects in the European Union : An Interdisciplinary Analysis

Particular attention is paid not only to the current EU legislative framework, its positive innovations, unsolved problems and limits, but also to food safety issues and the potential impact of Novel Foods on sustainability and food security.

- Introduction: Feeding the Future Sustainably-What Role for Novel Foods and Edible Insects?. - Part I Novel Foods: A Necessary Premise. - Novel Foods in the EU Integrated Administrative Space: An Institutional Perspective. - A Peculiar Category of Novel Foods: Traditional Foods Coming from Third Countries and the Regulatory Issues Involving Sustainability, Food Security, Food Safety, and the Free Circulation of Goods. - Food (In)Security: The Role of Novel Foods on Sustainability. - Why ''New'' Foods Are Safe and How They Can Be Assessed. - Part II Edible Insects. - Legislative and Judicial Challenges on Insects for Human Consumption: From Member States to the EU, Passing Through the Court of Justice of the EU. - The Safety Assessment of Insects and Products Thereof As Novel Foods in the European Union. - Consumer Perceptions and Acceptance of Insects As Feed and Food: Current Findings and Future Outlook.