{"id":235264,"date":"2021-06-02T07:31:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T07:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=235264"},"modified":"2021-06-03T07:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T07:36:14","slug":"eus-technocratic-patricians-invite-you-to-feed-yourself-worms-like-the-serf-that-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=235264","title":{"rendered":"EU\u2019s Technocratic Patricians Invite You to Feed Yourself Worms Like the Serf That You Are"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aoife White \u2013 Anti-Empire June 1, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Frog legs rolled in worm flour could be the next culinary delight for European haute cuisine after the\u00a0European Union<\/a>\u00a0gave its blessing for the first time for an insect food.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dried yellow mealworm can now be sold across the 27-nation bloc<\/strong> after a Monday decision from EU governments and a food safety assessment, the\u00a0European Commission<\/a>\u00a0said<\/strong> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

EU officials suggest it could be used as a protein boost for cookies, pasta or baked goods<\/strong>, as they try to reassure fussy eaters that millions of people around the world already eat insects. It\u2019s also a more environmentally friendly <\/strong>alternative to rearing cattle and other larger sources of protein. The market for edible insects is set to reach $4.6 billion by 2027, according to one\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Some 11 other insect foods are waiting for food safety evaluations from the EU.\u00a0<\/strong>[How nice of them to give us \u201calternatives\u201d after they price us out of meat with \u201cgreen\u201d taxes.]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is\u00a0up to\u00a0consumers to decide whether they want to eat insects or not,\u201d the EU said on its\u00a0web page<\/a>. \u201cThe use of insects as an alternate source of protein is not new.\u201d [See, you don\u2019t need cows as a source of protein after all!]<\/em><\/p>\n

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Europe is at the forefront of the burgeoning insect-protein market.@AggieDeSousa<\/a> tasted some worms, crickets and grasshoppers pic.twitter.com\/yMZ7amjTGR<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) March 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n