This review aims to identify potential hazards related to edible insects’ production and transformation. Allergies induced through insects’ ingestion should also be considered. The processing and storage of insects and their products should follow the same health and sanitation regulations as for any other food or feed in order to ensure their microbiological and chemical safety. The concern to guaranty food security cannot be dissociated from food safety and under the Codex Alimentarius principles of food hygiene, insects would be comparable to other types of foods of animal origin.
Edible insects are pointed out as one alternative as they have always been a part of human diets. Beyond the population increase other factors contribute to food and feed insecurity such as climate changes, rising costs of animal protein and consumer demands for protein.
In a near future there is a need to guaranty food security for approximately more than one billion people worldwide.
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