Grasshoppers on your cereal? Grubs in your rice?

[HemiEd]

Locusts in your noodles? Singapore approves 16 insect species as food


From locusts to superworms to honey bees, Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption.

“With immediate effect, SFA will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low regulatory concern,” the Singapore Food Agency said in a statement.

The agency said the following list of approved bugs can be imported for both human consumption and animal feed for food producing animals.

1)Western honey bee/European honey bee

2)Silkworm/silk moth

3)Lesser wax moth

4)Honeycomb moth/greater wax moth

5)Giant Rhino beetle grub

6)Whitegrub

7)Mealworm

8)Lesser mealworm

9)Superworm beetles/giant mealworm beetle/king mealworm

10)Grasshopper

11)American desert locust/desert locust

12)African migratory locust

13)Black/field cricket/two-spotted cricket

14)Common/field cricket

15)Banded cricket

16)House cricket

Some local restaurants and retailers have already made plans to add insects to their offerings.

Sustainability-focused Gastrobar Fura had said it would feature insect proteins on its menu following SFA approval. Insectyumz celebrated the approval and said it would import, distribute and sell a range of edible insects. Seafood restaurant House of Seafood also introduced a selection of “intriguing insect dishes” alongside its current menu.

Singapore’s food agency acknowledged that the country’s insect industry is “nascent” and that the critters are a new food item in the city-state. But in announcing a regulatory framework for edible insect imports, the SFA emphasized its priority was ensuring the safety of food consumed in Singapore.


Edible insects on a bowl of rice.

The guidelines stipulate that the insects cannot be harvested from the wild and must be manufactured in regulated premises. SFA said that in its consideration of new insects for consumption, they must have a documented history of consumption as food outside of Singapore.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has promoted insects as alternative protein sources which are also more sustainable as their cultivation emits less greenhouse gases than traditional animal livestock.

“Edible insects contain high quality protein, vitamins and amino acids for humans,” the FAO said, adding that insects require less feed than sheep or cattle to yield an equivalent amount of protein.

The SFA noted that other countries already allow insect consumption, including Australia, South Korea, Thailand and the European Union.


https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/10/locu...ent=newsletter

[ptlyon]

"Hey ma - you got anymore of that African migratory locust? I'm still ****in hungry!"

[FlaChief58]

Can I get the giant rino beetle grub burger with a side of African migratory locusts, and a diet coke?

Sounds divine!

[ThaVirus]

Not any worse than the bullshit poisons the FDA approves for us to eat here in America

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Not any worse than the bullshit poisons the FDA approves for us to eat here in America

This. We’d be better off eating bugs than probably 70% of the “food” most people eat on a daily basis.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief

This. We’d be better off eating bugs than probably 70% of the “food” most people eat on a daily basis.

I wonder if they will make the population fatter than they are now?

[Smed1065]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief

This. We’d be better off eating bugs than probably 70% of the “food” most people eat on a daily basis.

High protein and little fat... I have traveled some and well unless the USA not unheard of.

[notorious]

Patiently waiting for someone to burn down their apartment while smoking grasshoppers.

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by notorious

Patiently waiting for someone to burn down their apartment while smoking grasshoppers.

[R Clark]

Would be better than the fake beef some dumdasses eat

[Frazod]

Made me think of the Guadalcanal chow scene from The Pacific.

"Think of it as meat."

[Bowser]

[ChiliConCarnage]

They eat weird shit in Asia. If its not gonna hurt anybody then go to town

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by ChiliConCarnage

They eat weird shit in Asia. If its not gonna hurt anybody then go to town

That’s what that guy in Wuhan thought about the bat

[threebag]

Lab grown insects… yum





**** that shit