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Correction to EU regulation authorizing frozen, dried and powdered mealworms as food

08 Sep 2026 12 views
Who is affected:
Manufacturers, distributors and marketers of food products containing Tenebrio molitor larvae in the EU

Summary

The EU regulation allowing the marketing of Tenebrio molitor larvae (mealworms) as a novel food in different forms is corrected. The rectification adjusts technical details of the original 2022 text.

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This rectification corrects errors or omissions in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/169, which authorized the marketing of Tenebrio molitor larvae in frozen, dried and powdered forms as a 'novel food' under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The corrections affect the text published in the Official Journal on 9 Feb…

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OJ:L_202690755:           Rectificatif au règlement d’exécution (UE) 2022/169 de la Commission du 8 février 2022 autorisant la mise sur le marché des formes congelée, séchée et en poudre de vers de farine (larves de Tenebrio molitor) en tant que nouvel aliment en application du règlement (UE) 2015/2283 du Parlement européen et du Conseil et modifiant le règlement d’exécution (UE) 2017/2470 de la Commission (JO L 28 du 9.2.2022)

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