The Italian government said Thursday
that is has approved four decrees regulating the use of four
different flours derived from insects after the European Union
recently approved their sale for human consumption.
The decrees regard powders made from crickets, migratory
locusts, mealworms and larva.
The decrees ban insect flours being used in some foods and
oblige producers to make it very clear on labels when an item
contains them.
"We will watch over the full respect of the measures announced
today with the NAS health police, both regarding the ban on
using insect flours in foods that are typical of the
Mediterranean diet, such as pizza and pasta, and on the
labelling of the products that contain them, which will have to
be visible and clear," said Health Minister Orazio Schillaci
during a news conference.
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