Italy bans insect flour from its pasta despite the eco buzz
The growing use in cooking of flour made from crickets, locusts and insect larvae has met fierce opposition in Italy, where the government is to ban its use in pizza and pasta and segregate it on supermarket shelves.
In a sign of fear that insects might be associated with Italian cuisine, three government ministers called a press conference in Rome to announce four decrees aimed at a crackdown. “It’s fundamental that these flours are not confused with food made in Italy,” Francesco Lollobrigida, the agriculture minister, said.
Packed with vitamins, proteins and minerals, flour made from crickets is increasingly seen as an ecological way to obtain nutrients, and the market is forecast to reach $3.5 billion by 2029. The EU has already authorised foods made
In a sign of fear that insects might be associated with Italian cuisine
While I'm not that much for "insect flour" I still think it's very difficult to apply this kind of association with a country if some people would decide to use it.
Next they'll be wanting you to add them to the meatballs.
FDA use to levy fines for finding insects in food product.
Now it's encouraged
It will be hard to buy much of anything until this is stopped.
Congress, we need large labels mandatory on all food products containing bugs.
Italy bans insect flour from its pasta despite the eco buzz
Eco buzz lol
While I'm not that much for "insect flour" I still think it's very difficult to apply this kind of association with a country if some people would decide to use it.
Restaurants in the US will need to start posting that their establishments don't serve any bug products. I think I'll eat there.
Awesome, Barilla it is then
Here's a link to bypass that pesky paywall.
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ICYMI:
DO NOT EAT BUGS
They contain Chitin which is toxic to humans.
Bugs have their own kind of bug parasites humans probably can't handle.
Photo: Hairworms in bugs, including crickets - Photo: https://i.imgur.com/DM7XRZCh.jpg
Video: These Hairworms Eat a Cricket Alive and Control Its Mind | Deep Look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB6O7jS_VBM
Cheese and cricket pizza anyone?
https://archive.is/Ce8vc
...gets you in...
And he wears a hairnet?!
Just use brave browser and block scripts to get past paywalls. And turn them back on when returning to this site
Different source.........no paywall https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-drink/300839107/no-more-antsy-pasta-rome-bans-flour-made-of-insects
Thank goodness. I might have to buy only imported Italian pasta from now on.