A forestry agency in Taiwan held an event to promote eating insects as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional proteins. Organizers served up an insect not approved by Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration.
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00:00 A forest conservation agency is coming under fire for serving up insects not approved for
00:06 human consumption.
00:07 The agency based in southern Taiwan's Chiayi held an event last month promoting insects
00:12 as a more eco-friendly food source.
00:15 The event featured a demo on deep-frying the leachy giant stink bug, but the species has
00:20 not been approved as safe to eat by Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration.
00:25 An investigation found no one at the event ate the bugs.
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