Researchers warn of allergy risks from insect-based foods

James Cook University researchers say food derived from crickets and flies can cause allergic reactions in people with existing shellfish allergy—and this is not consistently picked up by currently available testing methods. […] “Our study demonstrated that how you chose to extract the insect proteins impacted the identification of allergens within different insect species,” said Professor Michelle Colgrave of CSIRO and Edith Cowan University.

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