It's yummy time! ... Consumption of insects like crickets, beetles may soon be approved in Singapore

Fried insects

SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (The Straits Times/ANN): Stir-fried grasshoppers or cookies made with cricket flour could pop up on menus here.

Singaporeans may soon be able to consume insects, with the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) seeking feedback from the food and animal feed industry to allow insects for human consumption and as livestock feed.

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