S’pore Food Agency okays certain insects for human consumption

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption, including specific types of cricket, locusts, grasshoppers, mealworms, silkworms and honey bees.

“With immediate effect, the SFA will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low regulatory concern.

“These insects…