[packagingguy]

So now we will have cricket powder in all sorts of foods. A quick trip to Pub Med gives us this interesting publication:

Allergenicity assessment of the edible cricket Acheta domesticus in terms of thermal and gastrointestinal processing and IgE cross-reactivity with shrimp

Food Chem. 2021 Oct 15;359:129878. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129878. Epub 2021 Apr 20.

"In conclusion, the ingestion of A. domesticus proteins poses serious concerns to the Crustacean-allergic population. The high stability of tropomyosin may represent a risk of primary sensitization and clinical cross-reactivity."

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33934031/

And then a quick jog over to the Mayo Clinic's website and you see this little jewel:

"An anaphylactic reaction to shellfish is a medical emergency. Anaphylaxis requires immediate treatment with an epinephrine (adrenaline) injection and a follow-up trip to the emergency room. If anaphylaxis isn't treated right away, it can be fatal."

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shellfish-allergy/symptoms-causes/syc-20377503

You vill eat ze bugs!

[dangus]

False information... but based on an interesting story.

Crickets are being added specifically as a novelty. (No, I understand this is not what “novel foods” mean.) They MUST be labelled, including both the scientific and common names of the cricket, and that label shall also include a warning label about possible allergens

1. The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder’.

2. The labelling of the foodstuffs containing Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder shall bear a statement that this ingredient may cause allergic reactions to consumers with known allergies to crustaceans, molluscs, and products thereof, and to dust mites.

This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients.

[EasySt]

I never wondered if there were actual "lizard people" until...

[G Larry]

Where’s the video of 40 of these elitist asses, sitting at table chomping down on these bug burgers?

[Jeff Chandler]

Gluten free. May contain household pests.

[butlerweave]

Remember the days when they were only allowed a certain amount of insects in our food , the world is being run by Fools now

[SecondAmendment]

Just stick to food with a Kosher stamp, that way you won’t eat bugs, or human hair (L-Cysteine) ....

[butlerweave]

Is there a mind control factor in this eating of Bugs they’re keeping secret ?

[353FMG]

I, myself, prefer centipede powder

[Honorary Serb]

With respect to potential for anaphylaxis—you’re right!!!!

[PeterPrinciple]

http://foodsafetytrainingcertification.com/food-safety-news/food-contamination-limits-allowed-by-law/

Wheat Flour:
75 or more insect fragments per 50 grams, 1 or more rodent hairs per 50 grams (1 cup flour = 136 g = 4.8 oz)

I don’t think anything is new. Just they don’t have to clean the crickets anymore..................

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Anyone remember Fish Flour from sixty years ago?

https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/mfr2212.pdf

[crz]

Why dont they use Spanish Fly?

[AZJeep]

I knew a guy who was allergic to shellfish. He almost died few times, when some little piece of something sneaked in his food, mostly in restaurants.

[SaveFerris]

[You vill eat ze bugs!]

Apparently