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Cafe, croissant ... worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat

Cafe, croissant ... worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat

We're all for experimental food but this might take some more convincing.
15 Jan, 2021

The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: the European Union’s food safety agency says worms are safe to eat.

And while we're all for experimental food, this might take some more convincing.

The Parma-based agency published a scientific opinion on the safety of dried yellow mealworms and gave them a thumbs up. Researchers said the worms, either eaten whole or in powdered form, are a protein-rich snack or ingredient for other foods.

Allergic reactions may occur, especially depending on the type of feed given to the bugs, known officially as Tenebrio molitor larva. But overall “the panel concludes that the (novel food) is safe under the proposed uses and use levels".

Thus, the European Union has now thrown its weight behind worms in much the same way the United Nations has. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization in 2013 championed edible bugs as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock that are good for the environment and help feed the hungry.

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AAA Jan 15, 2021 02:07pm
In short world is facing overpopulation and food scarcity.
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saleem Jan 15, 2021 02:08pm
Worms can increase platelets. Nawaz Sharif should eat handful of worms everyday. It would be good for him. He should develop the taste as he would have plenty of them to eat in grave.
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Pops Jan 15, 2021 02:42pm
Are they Halal?
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