When buying insects or other new foods, you need to know that European food safety policy standards are the highest.

The EU's food safety policy covers food from farms to tables. It aims to ensure that:

Safe, nutritious food and animal feed


High standards of animal health and welfare and plant protection


Clear information about food sources, content/labels and use.


EU food policy includes:






Comprehensive legislation on food and animal feed safety and food hygiene


Rational Scientific Suggestions Based on Decision-making


Enforcement and inspection.


If specific consumer protection is reasonable, there may be the following special rules:

Use pesticides, food supplements, pigments, antibiotics or hormones


Food additives, such as preservatives and seasonings


Substances in contact with food, such as plastic packaging


Marking of ingredients that may cause allergies


Health claims, such as'low fat'or'high fiber'.


Science is the basis of EU food safety policy.






The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) provides independent scientific advice to the European Commission and EU countries in drafting laws and policymakers to deal with food safety panic.






The committee adopts the precautionary principle - if scientists say there is even potential danger, it will act immediately. "