Foodborne Diseases in the Edible Insect Industry in Europe-New Challenges and Old Problems.

ABSTRACT: Insects play a key role in European agroecosystems. Insects provide important ecosystem services and make a significant contribution to the food chain, sustainable agriculture, the farm-to-fork (F2F) strategy, and the European Green Deal. Edible insects are regarded as a sustainable alternative to livestock, but their microbiological safety for consumers has not yet been fully clarified. The aim of this article is to describe the role of edible insects in the F2F approach, to discuss the latest veterinary guidelines concerning consumption of insect-based foods, and to analyze the biological, chemical, and physical hazards associated with edible insect farming and processing. Five groups of biological risk factors, ten groups of chemical risk factors, and thirteen groups of physical risks f

SUBMITTER: Galecki R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature