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What Are Novel Foods and How Are They Approved?

Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in July 2022. All images belong to FoodUnfolded.com. Yellow mealworms were the first insect approved for human consumption in the EU. As a ‘novel food’, mealworms had to pass through different applications and processes to be sold in European markets. Insects are only one type of ‘novel food’, but how are […]

Invention of the Fork | How did Forks Come to be?

Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in July 2021 In several food cultures around the world, eating food with a fork is so common that most diners wouldn’t know how to get through their meal without one! But this wasn’t always the case. Compared to other pieces of cutlery, the invention of the fork and its addition […]