← All Topics / novel-protein

EU authorised insect species for feed/processed-animal-protein (Reg (EU) 2025/1377)

novel_protein_eu_insect_species_2025_1377

novel-protein 220 tok en 2026-08-09

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1377 lists the insect species authorised in the Union for the manufacturing of processed animal protein. The named species include black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), common housefly (Musca domestica), yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus), house cricket (Acheta domesticus), and silkworms (Bombyx mori) — the latter being added to the list of authorised insect species for the manufacturing of processed animal protein in the Union.

Pet-food relevance: this is the feed-side (processed animal protein) authorisation track for insects. Separate novel-food authorisations under Reg (EU) 2015/2283 cover the same and additional insect species for human food, which may also be used in pet food. Together they define which insect proteins are lawful pet-food/feed ingredients in the EU.

Source: pdf-raw/novel-protein/eu_impl_2025_1377_insects.html (EUR-Lex Reg (EU) 2025/1377, first-hand).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

  • Hermetia illucens
  • Musca domestica
  • Tenebrio molitor
  • Acheta domesticus
  • Bombyx mori
  • authorised insect species for the manufacturing of processed animal protein in the Union

Sources

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1377 — insect species for processed animal protein
Source document: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1377 on insect species for the manufacturing of processed animal protein
European Commission (EUR-Lex)Reg (EU) 2025/1377retrieved 2026-08-09

Verification file: pdf-raw/novel-protein/eu_impl_2025_1377_insects.html

Link points to the issuing authority's site; a direct document link is still being verified.

Machine access

AI agents: this page mirrors GET /api/v1/llm_context?topic=novel_protein_eu_insect_species_2025_1377 (max 500 tokens, whitelisted). Rate limit 60 req/min for recognized AI crawlers.

Raw JSON ↗ llm.txt OpenAPI