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Presently the FDA treats insects as filth or defects in food. While there have been requests for the FDA to regulate insects as food, there are currently no regulations specifically regarding edible insects in the United States.
[Food safety concerns and considerations when it comes to edible insects](https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/eating-insects-safely)
> Presently the FDA treats insects as filth or defects in food. While there have been requests for the FDA to regulate insects as food, there are currently no regulations specifically regarding edible insects in the United States.
Yet foods and snacks made from insects are able to be purchased and sold in America. Ugh - literally unregulated.
Yet foods and snacks made from insects are able to be purchased and sold in America. Ugh - literally unregulated.
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