COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/188
of 10 February 2022
authorising the placing on the market of frozen, dried and powder forms of
Acheta domesticus
as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
(Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX
Authorised novel food |
Conditions under which the novel food may be used |
Additional specific labelling requirements |
Other requirements |
Data protection |
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‘Frozen, dried and powder forms of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) |
Specified food category |
Maximum levels (g/100g) (marketed as such or reconstituted according to the instructions) |
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Authorised on 3 March 2022. This inclusion is based on proprietary scientific evidence and scientific data protected in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. Applicant: Fair Insects BV, Industriestraat 3, 5107 NC Dongen, the Netherlands. During the period of data protection, the novel food is authorised for placing on the market within the Union only by Fair Insects BV, unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for that novel food without reference to the proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data protected in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, or with the agreement of Fair Insects BV. End date of the data protection: 3 March 2027.’ |
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Frozen |
Dried or powder |
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Frozen, dried, and powder forms of Acheta domesticus |
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Protein products other than meat analogues |
40 |
20 |
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Bread and rolls |
30 |
10 |
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Bakery wares, cereal bars, and stuffed pasta products |
30 |
15 |
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Biscuits |
30 |
8 |
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Pasta-based products (dry) |
3 |
1 |
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Soups and soup concentrates or powders |
20 |
5 |
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Processed potato products, legumes- and vegetable- based dishes, and pasta- or pizza-based products |
15 |
5 |
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Corn flour based snacks |
40 |
20 |
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Beer-like beverages, alcoholic drink mixes |
1 |
1 |
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Nuts, oilseeds and chickpeas |
40 |
25 |
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Sauces |
30 |
10 |
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Meat preparations |
40 |
16 |
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Meat analogues |
80 |
50 |
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Chocolate confectionary |
30 |
10 |
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Frozen fermented milk based products |
15 |
5 |
Authorised Novel Food |
Specification |
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‘Frozen, dried and powder forms of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) |
Description/Definition: The novel food consists of the whole, frozen, dried and powder forms of the house cricket. The term ‘house cricket’ refers to the adult Acheta domesticus, an insect species that belongs to the Gryllidae family. The novel food is intended to be marketed in three different forms, namely: (i) thermally processed and frozen whole A. domesticus (AD frozen); (ii) thermally processed and freeze-dried whole A. domesticus (AD dried), and (iii) thermally processed freeze-dried and ground whole A. domesticus (whole AD powder). A minimum 24 hours fasting period is required before killing the insects by freezing, to allow the adults to discard their bowel content. |
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Characteristics/Composition (AD frozen): Ash (% w/w): 0,6–1,2 Moisture (% w/w): 76–82 Crude protein (N x 6,25) (% w/w): 12–21 Digestible Carbohydrates (% w/w): 0,1–2 Fat (% w/w): 3–12 of which saturated (% w/w): 36–45 Peroxide value (Meq O2/kg fat): ≤ 5 Dietary fibre (% w/w): 0,8–3 (*)Chitin (% w/w): 0,7–3,0 Heavy metals: Lead: ≤ 0,05 mg/kg Cadmium: ≤ 0,06 mg/kg Mycotoxins: Aflatoxins (Sum of B1, B2, G1, G2): ≤ 4 μg/kg Aflatoxin B1 (μg/kg): ≤ 2 Deoxynivalenol: ≤ 200 μg/kg Ochratoxin A: ≤ 1 μg/kg Dioxins and dioxin like PCBs Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs UB, ( (**)WHO2005 PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ): ≤ 1,25 pg/g fat Microbiological criteria: Total aerobic colony count: ≤ 105 (***)CFU/g Yeasts and moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g Escherichia coli: ≤ 50 CFU/g Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g Listeria monocytogenes: Absence in 25 g Sulfite-reducing Anaerobes: ≤ 30 CFU/g Bacillus cereus (presumptive): ≤ 100 CFU/g Enterobacteriaceae (presumptive): < 100 CFU/g Coagulase-positive staphylococci: ≤ 100 CFU/g |
Characteristics/Composition (AD dried or powder): Ash (% w/w): 2,9–5,1 Moisture (% w/w): ≤ 5 Crude protein (N x 6,25) (% w/w): 55–65 Digestible Carbohydrates (% w/w): 1–4 Fat (% w/w): 29–35 of which saturated (% w/w): 36–45 Peroxide value (Meq O2/kg fat): ≤ 5 Dietary fibre (% w/w): 3–6 (*)Chitin (% w/w): 5,3-10,0 Heavy metals: Lead: ≤ 0,05 mg/kg Cadmium: ≤ 0,06 mg/kg Mycotoxins: Aflatoxins (Sum of B1, B2, G1, G2): ≤ 4 μg/kg Aflatoxin B1 (μg/kg): ≤ 2 Deoxynivalenol: ≤ 200 μg/kg Ochratoxin A: ≤ 1 μg/kg Dioxins and dioxin like PCBs Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs UB, ( (**)WHO2005 PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ): ≤ 1,25 pg/g fat Microbiological criteria: Total aerobic colony count: ≤ 105 CFU/g Yeasts and moulds: ≤ 100 CFU/g Escherichia coli: ≤ 50 CFU/g Salmonella spp.: Absence in 25 g Listeria monocytogenes: Absence in 25 g Sulfite-reducing Anaerobes: ≤ 30 CFU/g Bacillus cereus (presumptive): ≤ 100 CFU/g Enterobacteriaceae (presumptive): < 100 CFU/g Coagulase-positive staphylococci: ≤ 100 CFU/g |