Insects and hybrid proteins on the plate

The approved insects and insect products would be subject to food safety requirements. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PIXABAY
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SINGAPORE – Fancy a snack of crispy grasshoppers in salted egg yolk crumbs or a breakfast of bread laced with cricket meal?

Once the domain of science-fiction movies, the idea that the global food shortage becomes so dire that humans farm insects for food is becoming reality.

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