Novel Food Regulation: EFSA Versus FDA
Summary
On February 10th, 2022, the European Commission authorized the placing on the market of a third insect, Acheta domesticus (house cricket), as a food. The EFSA safety evaluations are a necessary step in the regulation of novel food, as their scientific advice supports EU and national decision-makers who authorize these products for the European market. A food additive petition relies on privately generated data and information that are submitted to the FDA for review and determination of safety. The GRAS notification relies on broadly available, published information and data on the substance that can serve as the basis of the safety determination made by experts outside the FDA. Furthermore, he must explain how the generally available data and information that he relies on to establish safety, provide a basis for the conclusion that the notified substance is generally recognized, among qualified experts, to be safe under the conditions of its intended use for both the target animal and for humans consuming human food derived from food-producing animals.
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