The vaunted Mediterranean eating regimen and the French “bon gout” are getting some competitors: The European meals security company says worms are fit for human consumption
ROME — The vaunted Mediterranean eating regimen and the French “bon gout” are getting some competitors: The European food security company says worms are fit for human consumption.
The Parma-based company revealed a scientific opinion Wednesday on the protection of dried yellow mealworms and gave them a thumbs up. Researchers stated the worms, both eaten entire or in powdered kind, are a protein-rich snack or ingredient for different foods.
Allergic reactions might happen, particularly relying on the kind of feed given to the bugs, recognized formally as Tenebrio molitor larva. However general “the panel concludes that the (novel meals) is protected below the proposed makes use of and use ranges.”
Thus, the European Union has now thrown its weight behind worms in a lot the identical approach the United Nations has. The Meals and Agriculture Company in 2013 championed edible bugs as a low-fat, high-protein meals for individuals, pets and livestock which are good for the environment and assist feed the hungry.
