In the mood for silkworm satay? Or how about nasi lemak served up with some crispy crickets on the side? Singapore’s state food agency has approved 16 species of edible insects for sale and ...

While many Westerners find the idea of eating beetles or crickets unappetizing, this view is actually a global outlier. For roughly two billion people worldwide, eating insects — known as entomophagy ...

As the world population grows, insects have become increasingly popular as a potential meat alternative because they’re high in protein and more sustainable to farm. Multiple VERIFY readers wondered ...

Space travel has always pushed the boundaries of human exploration, but what about the food that sustains astronauts on these long journeys? As researchers turn to unconventional options, insects are ...

Skyrocketing input costs are forcing livestock producers to find other ways to provide protein to flocks. Insects might be a ...

In a nondescript warehouse in Maysville, Kentucky, a worker loads food waste into one of the thousands of custom-designed trays stacked in climate-controlled rooms. Each tray is home to masses of ...

At the Mexico Food Tech Summit last fall, I presented a session on the use of insects in our food supply. Afterward, an insect farmer from Chile introduced himself and proceeded to show me scores of ...

A Dec. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a portion of a news release from Tyson Foods detailing its new partnership with Protix, an insect ingredients company. "Tyson foods replacing ...

Meat processing giant Tyson Foods in October announced a partnership with Protix, a Netherlands-based startup that produces insect ingredients. That has bugged some social media users, who worry that ...

Many people are repulsed at the idea of eating insects, whether freeze-dried or still very much alive and wriggling. But do those same reservations extend to what they feed their beloved pets? Not if ...

Eating insects is considered as disgusting or even primitive in Western societies but elsewhere, 2 billion people consume insects on a regularly basis. Now, according to a report released by the UN ...

Insects in my food? Say what?! You eat an average of one to two pounds of flies, maggots, and other bugs each year without ...