Russians will never eat insects – top MP

Food products made out of insects will never be offered to the Russian people, the deputy head of the parliament’s agriculture committee, Yulia Ogloblina, has said. This can only happen in the EU, where the farming industry is in decline, she added.
Last February, the European Commission approved a new food ingredient for human consumption made from dried and ground mealworm larvae, the young form of beetles. The move became part of the bloc’s plan to introduce more sustainable protein sources, which allows up to 4% of the insect-based powder in products such as bread, cheese, pasta, and jams.
Ogloblina told TASS on Tuesday that “in Russia, we have never eaten and will never eat insects. Never… It’s out of the question. I’m saying this solemnly.” Bugs are used “exclusively as feed for fish and animals,” she added.
The Russian authorities will not change their stance on the issue regardless of the findings of any studies into alternative sources of protein, the MP said.
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