Diminishing Quality of Food & Products

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I wouldn't mind eating muscular tissue of insect, but I have a big problem eating their stomachs. I think its their guts are what is really full of mega contagious germs. But how does one separate muscles from guts, with insects?
eating insects is linked to allergy cases.
it is a bad idea to eat them.
 

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Vending machine at Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Arizona in which all the products include insects (for human consumption).



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Vending machine at Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale, Arizona in which all the products include insects (for human consumption).


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I buy insects for my chickens to eat,
and the prices seem a bit high at that vending machine,
go to tractor supply, you can get them for way less
 
Im certainly not gonna start eating fucking bugs.... Im not a lizard or an armadillo. Maybe if I were starving, but otherwise forget it.

But yeah i have noticed that I too pay the same for less food. I once bought a dozen pack of donuts, now it is 11 donuts. Where the hell is my 12th donut?
 
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The hidden toxins in your favourite foods and treats REVEALED: From heavy metals in dark chocolate to lighter fluid in chicken nuggets

Everybody knows junk food is filled with sugar, salt and saturated fats. But many will be surprised to learn there are even more harmful ingredients lurking in their favorite treats In a report last month , researchers found toxic metals in every dark chocolate bar they tested, including big-name brands like Hershey's, Lindt and Tony's Chocolonely. It may also be a surprise that a chemical used in explosives sometimes finds its way into breads, muffins and cookies, or that an ingredient in lighter fluid is used to keep chicken nuggets fresh. In recent weeks experts also have issued warnings about red food dyes in candy, Doritos and sodas, which have been linked to cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.

Hidden toxins in your favorite foods and treats REVEALED

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Researchers Back WEF: Mass Public Consumption of ‘Beetleburgers’ Will ‘Save the Planet’

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A group of researchers has backed calls from the World Economic Forum (WEF) to push for the mass public consumption of bugs and so-called “beetleburgers,” arguing that it could save the planet.

According to a study, conducted by French biotech company Ynsect, food made from mealworms and insect larvae could help fight “climate change” and feed the world if it is put into mass production and replaces meat.

Ynsect insists that the process of creating “meat” from creepy crawlers’ larvae uses a fraction of the land and water and emits a smaller carbon footprint in comparison to traditional farming.

“Mixed with sugar, the beetles supposedly taste just like real meat,” the researchers claim. “They could also become alternatives to sausages or chicken nuggets.”

Conveniently, Ynsect plans to make the mass public consumption of bugs a reality and is currently developing a global network of insect farms, including nurseries and slaughterhouses.

A pilot plant has already been set up in France, the company revealed.

“We are in full control of the chain of production,” says Ynsect general manager Benjamin Armenjon, according to a statement from SWNS. “That gives us strength in terms of quality, security, and safety.”

In the “meat” production facility, robot arms and automated conveyor belts transport stacks of red trays in every direction, according to Study Finds.


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Forbes is promoting insects for food...:mad8:

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Eat Bugs! It’s What’s For Dinner

Insect Cuisine


Would you eat a mealworm pizza? a grasshopper stir-fry? a cricket curry? a deep-fried tarantula?

This is exactly what two teams of academics propose as the main protein source for livestock — and people.

The first team of scientists, entomologist Arnold van Huis, a Professor Emeritus with Wageningen University, chief editor of the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, and author or co-author of several books (including cookbooks) about insects-as-food, and food scientist Laura Gasco, a professor of Animal and Veterinary Science at the University of Torino, argue that a strong case can be made for using insects (note that throughout this piece, I refer to all edible arthropods, incorrectly, as “insects” to expedite your reading) as a protein-rich feed for livestock and other food animals, such as farmed fish.

Growing livestock for meat is an astoundingly inefficient rate of return on investment. Professor emeritus van Huis and Professor Gasco note that most livestock feed is made from fishmeal and soybean meal. They also point out that 70% and 80% of all agricultural land is directly or indirectly dedicated to meat production, but in return, only produces a paltry 18% of all calories and 25% of all proteins consumed by humans.

But there is a workable solution: based on extensive research, Professor Emeritus van Huis and Professor Gasco propose that replacing conventional livestock feed with feed made from arthropods would free up large parcels of land now used to grow food for livestock.

Using insects as livestock feed can improve the sustainability of food production because insects can transform low-value organic wastes — fruits, vegetables, and even manure — into high-quality livestock feed. And because what goes in must come out, the insects produce poop — known more properly as “frass” — which makes a superb fertilizer for plants.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ragriIXRIvY


Insects-as-food are also a valuable source of nutrition for animals and has many potential health benefits. Despite the growing number of vegetarians and vegans, the global demand for meat is still accelerating, so it is critically important to develop more efficient ways to produce those animals that people are clamoring to consume. Further, farming insects for food is likely to become more feasible as the planet continues to warm and can help support local food production networks.


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nivek

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Growing livestock for meat is an astoundingly inefficient rate of return on investment.

It's not about monetary investment returns, food production is for feeding people, sure the process needs to make money to keep the operations going but you cannot treat food production financials in the same way as other commodities that investors engage with for profit...

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EU allows house crickets and lesser mealworm larvae in food products

The European Union recently allowed Acheta Domesticus, better known as the house cricket, to show up on European Union consumers’ tables.

The newly approved regulation will allow food producers to introduce the partially defatted powder of Acheta Domesticus to the E.U. food market.

The E.U. Commission passed the application presented in 2019 by the Cricket One Company. Now, food producers can use the powder in the production of several foods, including pizza and pasta-based products, nuts and oilseeds, snacks and sauces, meat preparations and soups, multigrain bread and rolls, crackers and breadsticks, cereal bars, dry pre-mixes for baked products, biscuits, processed potato products, legume- and vegetable-based dishes, whey powder, maize flour-based snacks, beer-like beverages and chocolate confectionery.

The go-ahead came on the heels of the scientific opinion expressed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which verified and approved the safety of the new powder.

EFSA also approved the powder production process, which includes a 24-hours fasting period for the insects before they are frozen, washed, thermally processed, have their oil extracted and, finally, transformed into dried-up powder.

The march of house crickets into European kitchens will not be completed alone. On January 6th, the E.U. Commission also approved the introduction of the frozen, paste, dried and powdered forms of Alphitobius diaperinus larvae, also known as the lesser mealworm, to the consumer food market.

Lesser mealworm larvae have also been found safe by the EFSA and, in the approved forms, are now allowed as ingredients in several food products destined for the general population. The powder of the mealworm larvae will also be used as a food supplement.

Food containing the insect products will require appropriate labels. Some researchers believe that these food items could cause reactions in consumers allergic to crustaceans, mollusks and dust mites.

The two insect preparations will join the list of E.U.-approved insect foods, including dried Tenebrio Molitor mealworm and the dried powder of the migratory locust.

Besides such approvals, eight other applications for insect foods have been presented to the European Union and are currently under evaluation.

The E.U. Commission’s dedicated website explained that “the consumption of insects (…) contributes positively to the environment and to health and livelihoods.” The E.U. executive branch also noted that insects “are a highly nutritious and healthy food source with high fat, protein, vitamin, fibre and mineral content. Therefore, they are an alternative protein source facilitating the shift towards healthy and sustainable diets.”

The new Acheta and Aplhitobius regulations will take effect at the end of the month.


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Charmin Mega rolls were reduced from 264 sheets to 242 sheets. The packages below were $14.29 each, purchased in the same store, at the same time, and at the same price.

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Here are other products that have been size altered:

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More downsized packaging examples...

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I did not know Europe was rationing fruits and vegetables...

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Fruit and veg rationing worsens: Now Aldi becomes third major supermarket after Asda and Morrisons to limit how many cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers shoppers can buy

Aldi today became the third UK supermarket to ration fruit and vegetables.

The German-owned discount retailer has followed rivals Asda and Morrisons by imposing customer purchase limits on salad vegetables after supplies were hit by disrupted harvests in southern Europe and north Africa.

'We are limiting purchases of peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes to three units per person to ensure that as many customers as possible can buy what they need,' an Aldi UK spokesman said.

Cold weather in Spain and Morocco has drastically hit the availability of vegetables in British markets along with soaring energy prices.

The supply problems are blamed on bad weather, transport disruption and high energy costs making British greenhouses more costly to heat.

Growers in Europe and north Africa are reportedly sending produce to European supermarkets rather than to the UK because they are more willing to pay the higher prices.

Tim O'Malley, of major importer Nationwide Produce, said wholesale spot prices for fresh produce have soared by as much as 300 per cent in recent weeks. If passed on to British consumers, these items would add several pounds to a weekly shop.

As shelves empty, he said the price being demanded by Spanish and Moroccan exporters has doubled for cucumbers, peppers, lettuces and onions. The cost of tomatoes is up a third and courgettes are two-thirds more expensive since the start of the year.

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