EU Approves Climate Friendly Mealworms

[rangerrebew]

Climate News
EU Approves Climate Friendly Mealworms
 

Guest essay by Eric Worrall

Climate activists vegans rejoice; soon you will be able to legally supplement your greens, nuts and lentils with delicious insect protein.

    Eat the Bugs: EU Approves Mealworms For Human Consumption to Save the Environment

    OLIVER JJ LANE
    13 Jan 2021

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    The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) revealed the decision that the dried larva of the insect spcies Tenebrio molitor was safe for humans to eat in their journal on Wednesday, noting only that people with allergies to dust mites and crustaceans might experience a reaction to the new food. By the EFSA’s own reckoning, it is the first time bugs have been approved as a food in the European Union.

    EFSA expert panel on nutrition member Dr Helle Knutsen was quoted by the body as saying among the investigations needed into new foods were “nutrition, toxicology, chemistry and microbiology to name a few.” The Guardian reported the remarks of EFSA scientific officer Ermolaos Ververis who said of the decision: “This first EFSA risk assessment of an insect as novel food can pave the way for the first EU-wide approval. Our risk evaluation is a decisive and necessary step in the regulation of novel foods by supporting policymakers in the EU in making science-based decisions and ensuring the safety of consumers.”

 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/01/14/eu-approves-climate-friendly-mealworms/

[rangerrebew]

It's about time science has developed eco-friendly worms!!  It will provide the world a buffer until scientists can figure out how to kill all humanity to save the earth.

[roamer_1]

They're alright... Mealworms I mean. Fry em up. They're kinda nutty tasting.