How the frenzy over farming insects for food went bust.

As the world population grows, insects have become increasingly popular as a potential meat alternative because they’re high in protein and more sustainable to farm. Multiple VERIFY readers wondered ...

A Dec. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a portion of a news release from Tyson Foods detailing its new partnership with Protix, an insect ingredients company. "Tyson foods replacing ...

In the mood for silkworm satay? Or how about nasi lemak served up with some crispy crickets on the side? Singapore’s state food agency has approved 16 species of edible insects for sale and ...

Eating insects is considered as disgusting or even primitive in Western societies but elsewhere, 2 billion people consume insects on a regularly basis. Now, according to a report released by the UN ...

Many people are repulsed at the idea of eating insects, whether freeze-dried or still very much alive and wriggling. But do those same reservations extend to what they feed their beloved pets? Not if ...

While many Westerners find the idea of eating beetles or crickets unappetizing, this view is actually a global outlier. For roughly two billion people worldwide, eating insects — known as entomophagy ...

Meat processing giant Tyson Foods in October announced a partnership with Protix, a Netherlands-based startup that produces insect ingredients. That has bugged some social media users, who worry that ...