{"topic_id":"eu_2021_1372_poultry_pig_insect_pap","category":"insect-protein-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: eu_2021_1372_poultry_pig_insect_pap\ncategory: insect-protein-2026\ntitle: \"EU Commission Regulation 2021/1372 — Authorisation of Insect PAPs in Poultry and Pig Feed (Published 17 August 2021, Entered into Force 7 September 2021)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"ipiff-insects-eu-legislation-overview.html (IPIFF official guide, downloaded 2026-07-21) + Feed & Additive Magazine 2021-08-17\"\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-21\ntokens_estimated: 850\nverification:\n  method: substring_match_with_reference\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-07-21\n---\n\n# EU Commission Regulation 2021/1372 — Authorisation of Insect PAPs in Poultry and Pig Feed\n\n**Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1372** was published in the **Official Journal of the European Union** on **17 August 2021** and **entered into force on 7 September 2021**, amending Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 to authorise the use of processed animal proteins derived from insects (insect PAPs) in **poultry and pig feed**.\n\n## Political Path to Authorisation\n\n- **April 13, 2021**: EU Member States voted positively on the authorisation (25 of 27 voted in favour), as required by the Regulatory Procedure with Scrutiny.\n- **August 17, 2021**: Regulation 2021/1372 published in the OJ.\n- **September 7, 2021**: Regulation entered into force; insect PAPs legally usable in poultry and pig feed.\n\n## Authorised Insect Species (Same Seven as 2017)\n\nThe 2021 authorisation maintained the **same seven insect species** as the 2017 aquafeed authorisation: **Hermetia illucens (black soldier fly)**, **Musca domestica (common housefly)**, **Tenebrio molitor (yellow mealworm)**, **Alphitobius diaperinus (lesser mealworm)**, **Acheta domesticus (house cricket)**, **Gryllodes sigillatus (banded cricket)** and **Gryllus assimilis (Jamaican field cricket)**. Subsequent Regulation (EU) 2021/1925 (November 2021) added **Bombyx mori (silkworm)**, bringing the total to eight authorised species.\n\n## Market Significance\n\nPer the **International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)**, the 2021 authorisation opened **two of the most relevant EU animal-feed markets, which represent circa 65% of the EU's compound feed production** (poultry + pig together), to the European insect protein industry.\n\n## Hygiene and Processing Requirements\n\nThe Regulation applies in conjunction with the existing feed-ban derogation conditions under Annex IV of Reg (EC) No 999/2001: insect PAPs must be processed in accordance with one of the methods laid down in the TSE Regulation (e.g. **method 1–5** for processed animal proteins per Annex IV Chapter IV), and the producer must be registered/approved as a feed business operator under Reg (EC) No 183/2005. Hydrolysis-derived insect meal, insect fat, and whole insects are exempt from the PAP processing-method requirements but remain subject to general feed hygiene and traceability requirements.\n\n## IPIFF Industry Response\n\n**Adriana Casillas, IPIFF President**, stated: \"Our sector warmly welcomes this final step in the authorization process of insect proteins in poultry and pig feed\". The IPIFF noted the authorisation **\"represents one of the key regulatory priorities of IPIFF since its establishment\"** and is **\"an instrumental step in upscaling the European insect sector\"**, contributing to accelerating progress on the EU 'Farm to Fork' strategy objectives by fostering circularity in food production and improving the sustainability and self-sufficiency of the European livestock sector.\n\n## Source\n\n`pdf-raw/insect-protein-2026/ipiff-insects-eu-legislation-overview.html` (IPIFF Guide on Good Hygiene Practices for EU producers of insects as food and feed, November 2022 update; downloaded 2026-07-21). Cross-referenced with Feed & Additive Magazine, \"EU authorizes insect proteins in poultry and pig feed\", published 2021-08-17.\n\nFor the predecessor 2017/893 aquafeed authorisation, see `eu_2017_893_aquaculture_first_authorization_insect_pap`. For the November 2021 silkworm addition bringing the species count to eight, see companion topic `eu_2021_1925_silkworm_added_to_authorised_species`.","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":850,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}