While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...

Entomophagy has long been recognised as an underutilised strategy to address food security issues. Eating insects is one part ...

Europe’s edible insect market is booming online, but despite their impressive nutrition stats, bugs on the plate remain a tough sell for most consumers. Study: Are Insect-Based Foods Healthy? An ...

Food trends never sit still. One moment it’s all about plant-based burgers, the next it’s algae chips or lab-grown steaks. As political, environmental, and economic shifts reshape our world, the way ...

A new CRP titled “Investigating the safety of edible insects, other ‘novel’ foods and hazards associated with their production and processing practices” is hereby, presented. The increasing demand for ...

In a nondescript warehouse in Maysville, Kentucky, a worker loads food waste into one of the thousands of custom-designed trays stacked in climate-controlled rooms. Each tray is home to masses of ...

They buzz, they crawl, and for billions of people around the world — they’re dinner. While edible insects might sound like a novelty (or a dare) in some cultures, they’ve long been a reliable, ...

Singapore has approved 16 species of insects, including crickets, locusts, silkworms and the western honey bee, as food safe for human consumption, amid efforts worldwide to promote the alternative ...

SINGAPORE, (REUTERS) – At Singapore’s House of Seafood restaurant, the fish-head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets, the tofu has bugs crawling out of it and the patrons can’t get enough. The ...

A regulatory deadlock exists between the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the country’s edible insects industry, deterring growth while putting established and fledgling businesses at risk. That’s ...

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SINGAPORE, July 30 (Reuters) - At Singapore's House of Seafood restaurant, the fish-head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets, the tofu has bugs crawling out of it and the patrons can't get ...