As of January 1, 2024, food products containing edible insects may only remain on the market in Great Britain if a novel food application for that edible insect species was submitted to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) on or before December 31, 2023. To help businesses comply with novel food regulations regarding edible insects, FSA published has a guidance.
Valid novel food authorizations have been submitted for only three edible insect species: the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), the house cricket (Acheta domesticus), and the banded cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus). Therefore, only foods containing edible insects of these three species may remain on the market in Great Britain; all other food containing edible insects must be removed immediately from the market and a full application for novel food authorization must be submitted for that species. Foods may be placed back on the market after they have been authorized.