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- Feb 25, 2021
I'm not in the EU, but I'd be surprised if they allowed bug flour to be the only ingredient that doesn't have to be listed. Maybe someone would come up with a euphemistic name for it, but I doubt that Big Bug has the power to be completely omitted from a label.Funny that you mention bug powder, as bug flour is real and EU made it legal to put into food now. Granted, I don't know if it has to show up as an ingredient used, much like food has to let you know if it has nuts or soy in it
As far as the FDA's 9 Major Food Allergens, the ones in big print after "contains," it took a whole two-year transition period to go from 8 Major to 9 Major (welcome aboard, sesame). If something gets added, everyone will know about it.
ugh, that kind of negativity is just what I'd expect to hear from a Milk with Tree Nuts rising. just don't talk to me while Peanuts are in retrograde.
Like you said, main cross-reactivity affects people with shellfish allergies. In the US, the "Chirps" brand of corn chips with cricket flour prints a little voluntary warning about it on the bag.There is little difference between bugs and shellfish.