{"id":432,"date":"2025-08-12T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/social-bugs.eu\/?p=432"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:18:51","slug":"insects-on-the-menu-eu-approves-bug-powder-in-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social-bugs.eu\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/insects-on-the-menu-eu-approves-bug-powder-in-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Insects on the Menu: EU Approves Bug Powder in Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"432\" class=\"elementor elementor-432\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1f21c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a1f21c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98438ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98438ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EU says yes: Insect powder approved for food use across Europe! <br \/><br \/>As the Modern Diplomacy article notes, the European Union has given a green light to insect\u00a0 Tenebrio molitor larvae powder\u00a0in food \u2013 This approval, effective from 10 February 2025, marks a significant step in mainstreaming alternative protein sources. <br \/><br \/>At Social Bugs, we welcome this development. We have long seen insects\u00a0not only as a sustainable source of nutrition but also as a means of social empowerment, especially for those at the margins of the job market. With EU regulation now fully aligned, the scope for training, local entrepreneurship and social impact are greater than ever. <br \/><br \/>Together, we\u2019re transforming food systems from the ground up. <br \/><br \/>\ud83d\udcce Source:<br \/><a class=\"qZeTGqFRxixYywXeiJBKyqEkwEmzWYtTPNuLg \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dvj-Kfs9\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/dvj-Kfs9<\/a><br \/><br \/>\ud83d\udc49 More on Social Bugs: <a class=\"qZeTGqFRxixYywXeiJBKyqEkwEmzWYtTPNuLg \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/duN4wPYH\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">https:\/\/lnkd.in\/duN4wPYH<\/a><br \/><a class=\"qZeTGqFRxixYywXeiJBKyqEkwEmzWYtTPNuLg \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23socialbugs&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">hashtag<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>SocialBugs<\/a> <a class=\"qZeTGqFRxixYywXeiJBKyqEkwEmzWYtTPNuLg \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23eufoodpolicy&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">hashtag<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>EUFoodPolicy<\/a> <a class=\"qZeTGqFRxixYywXeiJBKyqEkwEmzWYtTPNuLg \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23insectprotein&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">hashtag<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>InsectProtein<\/a> <a class=\"qZeTGqFRxixYywXeiJBKyqEkwEmzWYtTPNuLg \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23inclusiveinnovation&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">hashtag<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>InclusiveInnovation<\/a> <a class=\"qZeTGqFRxixYywXeiJBKyqEkwEmzWYtTPNuLg \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/search\/results\/all\/?keywords=%23sustainability&amp;origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">hashtag<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">#<\/span>Sustainability<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e65bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25e65bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de329bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de329bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/social-bugs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/food-market-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/social-bugs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/food-market-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/social-bugs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/food-market-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/social-bugs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/food-market-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/social-bugs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/food-market.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EU says yes: Insect powder approved for food use across Europe! As the Modern Diplomacy article notes, the European Union has given a green light to insect\u00a0 Tenebrio molitor larvae powder\u00a0in food \u2013 This approval, effective from 10 February 2025, marks a significant step in mainstreaming alternative protein sources. 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