The European Union has approved the use of powdered crickets in flour-based foods for public consumption, despite a lack of conclusive data on human allergies regarding the insects.
Due to the “inconclusive” allergy data on the bugs, manufacturers won’t have any specific requirements to list the powder in foods’ ingredients.
The new statute allowing the bugs to be used in human foods goes into effect on Tuesday.Three years ago, the European Food Safety Authority launched a review regarding the use of partially defatted house cricket powder.The decision to incorporate the insects into human foods comes after the agency found that mass […]
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