Editing Migratory locust (section)

===As food ===
The migratory locust is an [[edible insects|edible insect]].<ref name=Oonincx>{{cite journal |last=Oonincx |first=Dennis G. A. B. |author2=van Itterbeeck, Joost |author3=Heetkamp, Marcel J. W. |author4=van den Brand, Henry |author5=van Loon, Joop J. A. |author6=van Huis, Arnold |author7=Hansen, Immo A. |title=An Exploration on Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Production by Insect Species Suitable for Animal or Human Consumption |journal=PLOS ONE |date=29 December 2010 |volume=5 |issue=12 |pages=e14445 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0014445 |pmid=21206900 |pmc=3012052|bibcode=2010PLoSO...514445O |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>[http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/bitstream/2268/153905/1/chap15.pdf Barsics, F., 2010. L'alimentation des Populations locales de Madagascar productrices de Vers à Soie. - Univ. de Liège.: 1-84.]</ref> In Europe, the migratory locust is officially approved for the use in food in [[Switzerland]] (since May 2017).<ref>Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen (2017-04-28): [https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/de/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaehrung/lebensmittelsicherheit/einzelne-lebensmittel/insekten.html#-399311545 "Insects as food"] (German only)</ref> On 2 July 2021, the [[European Food Safety Agency]] published a scientific opinion stating that the consumption of migratory locust in frozen, dried or ground state is safe for humans.<ref>EFSA (2 July 2021): ''[https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6667 Safety of frozen and dried formulations from migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) as a Novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283].'' In: EFSA Journal. Vol. 19, Issue 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6667.</ref> On 12 November 2021, the EU member states gave their green light for the EU Commission to authorize the placing on the market of migratory locust as a food. This is one of the final steps in the [[novel food]] authorization procedure. As a next step, the Commission will now adopt a legal act.<ref>European Commission (2 November 2021): ''[https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/novel-food/authorisations/approval-second-insect-novel-food_de Approval of second insect as a Novel Food]''.</ref>