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By making the headlines in the major European newspapers in 2013, the horsemeat scandal impaired consumer confidence in the transparency of the European food chain to a significant extent. In spite of its negative economic impact on the European Union (EU) market, the scandal in question has stimulated an unprecedented reflection in the area of food fraud by the EU institutions, national authorities, other stakeholders as well as by members of academia and the legal profession in general.On an EU level, the European Commission swiftly responded to the scandal with the adoption of a wide-ranging action plan consisting of targeted policy, legislative and enforcement measures.

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Insects as Food and Feed -- 2.1 Insects and the Agri-Food Chain -- 2.2 Insects as Food: History, Culture and Traditions -- 2.3 Insects and Food and Feed Security -- 2.4 Insects and the Environment -- 2.5 Insects: Food Safety and Quality -- 2.6 Animal Welfare? -- 2.7 Consumer Acceptance of Edible Insects -- Chapter 3: The Global Market of Insects as Food and Feed -- 3.1 Characterisation of the Global Market -- 3.2 Characterisation of the EU Market -- 3.2.1 Food -- 3.2.2 Feed -- 3.2.3 Market Leaders and Forerunners -- Chapter 4: Insects as Food and Feed: Analysis of Regulatory Experiences in Selected Non-EU Countries -- 4.1 The International Context -- 4.2 United States of America -- 4.3 Canada -- 4.4 Australia -- 4.5 Switzerland -- 4.6 Brazil -- Chapter 5: The EU Regulatory Framework for Insects as Food and Feed and Its Current Constraints -- 5.1 Food -- 5.1.1 Insects as Novel Foods -- 5.1.1.1 Regulation (EC) No 258/97 -- 5.1.1.2 From the Old Novel Food Regime to the New One: The Impact on the EU Internal Market -- 5.1.1.3 Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 -- 5.1.1.4 Pending Authorisations -- 5.1.2 Regulatory Loopholes -- 5.1.2.1 Food Safety -- 5.1.2.2 Food Quality -- 5.2 Feed -- 5.3 Feed for Insects -- 5.4 Building an EU Regulatory Framework for Insects as Food and Feed: Review Roadmap -- Chapter 6: Conclusions -- References -- Books, Articles, Research Papers and Studies -- Policy, Legislation and Case-Law -- Codex Alimentarius -- Australia -- Belgium -- Brazil -- Canada -- European Union -- France -- Italy -- Netherlands -- Portugal -- Switzerland -- United States of America -- World Organisation for Animal Health -- Stakeholders' Materials.

This report has been prepared by Areté s.r.l. – Research & Consulting in Economics in cooperation with Arcadia Int., Agra CEAS Consulting Ltd and Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (European ; Olive oil is considered as a food category at high risk of non-compliances and frauds, due to its high economic value compared to other food products. Conformity checks performed by national competent authorities aim at ensuring that marketing standards for olive oils are complied with on the EU market. This study investigates how conformity checks in the olive oil sector are conducted at Member State level across the EU, to identify the related problems and bottlenecks and to propose solutions to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. Member States generally consider that the EU conformity checks system for olive oils is globally fit for purpose. However, the study identifies some challenges and difficulties in implementing conformity checks on olive oils at Member State level: these derive from national specificities (e.g. multiple competent authorities involved in the system; insufficient funding; lack of skilled staff; etc.), or concern the overall timing to perform the checks and in particular the organoleptic assessment of olive oils through tasting panels. The proposed solutions aim at improving the training of staff, the performance of organoleptic assessment and the labelling of olive oils. Potential solutions to ensure traceability in the olive oil sector are also discussed. ; Peer reviewed