888. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health in light of the EU recently passing the EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89 authorising the placing on the market of UV-treated powder of whole Tenebrio molitor larvae (yellow mealworm), if she will consider amending Irish food safety law to ensure that we do not lower our standards and allow this into our food supply or, at a minimum, that products that include any insect products be labelled and marked, allowing consumers to make an informed and clear choice about what they are purchasing and consuming. [16697/25]

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888. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health in light of the EU recently passing the EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89 authorising the placing on the market of UV-treated powder of whole Tenebrio molitor larvae (yellow mealworm), if she will consider amending Irish food safety law to ensure that we do not lower our standards and allow this into our food supply or, at a minimum, that products that include any insect products be labelled and marked, allowing consumers to make an informed and clear choice about what they are purchasing and consuming. [16697/25]

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