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AFFIA- Asian Food and Feed Insect Association is a Bangkok based association that promotes insects as “food and feed”.

According to their website, AFFIA’s main objective is to bring “industry and research stakeholders from the insects’ sector in a collaborative movement towards the development of entomoculture, entomophagy and their related activities.”

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The Burlington Free Press reports that the Vermont Senate passed a bill that could make Vermont the first state to require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMO).

As of July 1, 2016, the bill will require labels on food products that contain genetically modified ingredients. Food manufacturers believe around 70-80% of packaged food on a typical supermarket’s store shelves would need to be labeled.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers foods with genetic modification substantially similar to those without.

The Thailand FDA already labels food for consumers so people can at least be warned before consuming produce that could potentially lead to health problems.

Read the full story here 

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