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Ground-up crickets! And in biscuits, cereal bars and pasta-based products. Not sure how that goes down with vegetarians.

House crickets allowed as food in EU

A European Commission ruling permits the insects in defatted and powdered form to now be added to pizza and pasta-based products

source: https://www.rt.com/news/570342-european ... -crickets/

But don't worry, they are starved for 24 hours before slaughter to ensure they are empty of poo!

niemeyjt wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:24 am Not sure how that goes down with vegetarians.

It wouldn't unless by accident and I can assure you it would come straight back up again.

Is this just an rt.com scam? They do have form for false information - and especially now EU tanks are on their way to the Ukraine.

Edit to add: looks like it is legit

The underlying regulation goes back to 2015 - and the info specific to the cricket is published on official EU site:

Safety of frozen and dried formulations from whole house crickets (Acheta domesticus) as a Novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

source: https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/6779

Yes, RT can be suspect - but they cited the 24th January start date.