Acheta Protein in our Food

[DRSE (eagans)]

Transparent labels for bugs or bug products used in food etc

The use of bugs or bug-derived ingredients in food products is actually regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under its Food Additives regulations. In addition, the FDA is working with the Department of Agriculture to produce food from animal cells in labs. FDA allows the use of some insect-derived ingredients in food, including cochineal extract (a red colorant) and carmine (a red dye), which are derived from the bodies of a type of insect called the cochineal. These ingred…