Recently EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) offered a conclusion on the safety of marketing Wolffia arrhiza and Wolffia globosa as fresh plants.  Wolffia arrhiza, also known as water meal and Wolffia globosa, also known as duckweed, have a 25-year long history of consumption as food in some Asian countries including Thailand.  Both are inexpensive nutritious plants containing large numbers of amino acids, dietary minerals, and trace elements.  They can also be used in certain types of animal feed.  EFSA reviewed the status of these plants as traditional foods from a third country (TF) and raised no safety objections to placing these fresh plants in the food market within the EU.

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Posted on 3 August 2021