07 Aug 2024 --- The Singapore Food Agency’s (SFA) recent permission to import insects and insect products belonging to species of “low regulatory concern” marked a significant chapter in the country’s food sector, which depends highly on food imports. Food Ingredients First sits down with Professor William Chen, director of Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Food Science and Technology Program in Singapore, to understand the approval’s impact on food security, R&D and consumer acceptance of insects in mainstream diets.
