By Ramon Tomey

NEWSTARGET

As the globalists continue their push to normalize insect consumption, soft serve ice cream topped with mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) debuted in Sweden.

The “environmentally friendly” food item debuted in the city of Sodertalje, located southwest of the capital Stockholm, during its Science Week held Feb. 1 to Feb. 3. Several companies under the European Union’s MatLust project joined the three-day event at the Sodertalje Science Park. MatLust ran both a testbed and an innovation program for startups that dabble in so-called “sustainable foods” in the city, according to the RAIR Foundation USA.

Startup company Tebrito tied up with local soft serve ice cream producer Francis and Francis to promote this food item.

Eva Helen, one of the organizers of Science Week, said: “Everyone who wants will have the opportunity to experience the tasty combination of crispy mealworms and delicious [soft serve] ice cream. This is a way to draw attention to new types of food and highlight that we need to think innovatively about food.”

MatLust project manager Sara Seing commented: “We are at the forefront in Sodertalje and have a unique test bed for innovative companies where we are open to new innovations and collaborations.”

Tebrito, which is under MatLust, has also delved into the production of insect stuffing and insect flour. Rival startup Larry & Friends, meanwhile, counts mealworm mince as one of the products it is currently developing.

The globalist World Economic Forum (WEF) and its partners have been endorsing the consumption of insects in a bid “to reduce the climate footprint.” They claim that insects such as mealworms and crickets (Acheta domesticus) contain more protein than livestock and poultry at the fraction of the emissions typically produced by traditional animal husbandry. (Related: Footage of cricket farm in Canada highlights globalist push to replace beef with bugs.)

EU authorities green-light insects as food additives

The debut of the soft serve ice cream with mealworms came amid EU authorities approving the use of insects as ingredients in food.

On Jan. 6, the European Commission (EC) approved partially de-fatted and powdered A. domesticus as an ingredient for food items. The approval was in response to a 2019 application filed by the Vietnam-based insect protein company Cricket One.

Under the approval, cricket powder can now be added in the following food items: pizzas, pasta-based products, nuts and oilseeds, snacks and sauces, meat preparations and soups, multigrain bread and rolls, crackers and bread sticks, cereal bars, dry premixes for baked products, biscuits and processed potato products, legume- and vegetable-based dishes, whey powder, maize flour-based snacks, beer-like beverages and chocolate confectionery.

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