Insects to swarm European shelves and into our stomachs

Powdered crickets, beetles and larvae can now be added to the products in EU supermarkets. Photo: Visarut Sankham/dpa

People have been munching on creepy crawlies for millennia, but it seems Western countries are having to get used to that idea all over again.

Diets in much of Europe may now be expanding faster, as new laws in the European Union which came into effect on Jan 24 mean more types of insect can now be processed into food.