Freedom and Direct Democracy Party MEPs want special labelling of insect-based food stuffs

MEPs from the opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy Party want to push through an amendment to the Czech law which would bind producers to prominently label all insect-based foodstuffs. This is so that consumers can clearly see that they are buying a product with insect protein. A poll on Seznam.cz indicates that 94 percent of Czechs approve of this.

As of this year food producers in the European Union can use four species of insects and larvae, whole or ground. They are currently used in protein bars, flour and other products.