Companies were jumping on the insects-as-protein-source bandwagon even before the European Food Safety Authority approved them for human consumption.
'Gusanos fritos' is often served in Mexico with aloe and guacamole.
In a way, the European Food Safety Authority’s approval last week of insects — specifically, mealworms — as a safe and nutritious foodstuff for humans is simply bureaucratizing a diet that billions of people have followed for millennia. It being the 21st century, though, official approvals are economically necessary. The EFSA’s ruling, and the European Commission’s expected second, lay the foundation for rapid growth in this slice of the alt-meat industry over the…
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