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OT: Oh look, another WEF conspiracy theory becomes reality.

People already eat snails and sea "bugs" like shrimp. They eat filter feeders like crayfish and mussels, which feed on the dirtiest, nastiest shit ever. Are land bugs that much worse though?

The problem is that the food industry has an allowed "earthen" percentage for shit like cockroaches and rats and now that they are allowed a certain amount they have decided to use that for profits rather than the tolerance that was gifted to them.

exactly!
we probably eat some insects inadvertently, but I surely don't want to have an insect "dish".
A thought occurred: if we, humans, would kill most of the 'world' at some point, the surviving species would most likely be birds.
I recently found that grackles (prominent here, looking very intense) are actually fully omnivorous creatures. Seem to be quite 'smart' as well.

We already eat food coloring made from insects, the food manufacturers just keep quiet about it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43786055

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If you are horrified by the thought of eating insects, the bad news is that you have probably done so many, many times.

This is because one of the most widely used red food colourings - carmine - is made from crushed up bugs.

The insects used to make carmine are called cochineal, and are native to Latin America where they live on cacti.

Now farmed mainly in Peru, millions of the tiny insects are harvested every year to produce the colouring.

A staple of the global food industry, carmine is added to everything from yoghurts and ice creams, to fruit pies, soft drinks, cupcakes and donuts.

It is also used extensively in the cosmetics industry and is found in many lipsticks.

yick, Thanks!
In my mind it is somehow different from getting a dish made of crickets, though.
Objectively, not much difference, perhaps.