Insanity huh!? Boise Fry Company here in Nampa has a cricket powder you can shake onto your French fries. I'll tell ya, I'm not planning on giving them any of my money as it is. But still... It's happening. Check the ingredient lists on things like chips. Hopefully most companies are being transparent about their ingredients... But we may not know when we're consuming things like crickets. I personally want beef as my protein. I want informed consent on jabs, and in my food choices.
100% agree with the content and intent of Rep Scott’s bill, but also understand why some were against the bill. The key issue is the complexity of state-level food labeling for national manufacturers, consumers, and retailers, which could lead to confusion and unaffordable costs. (And, no, NOT an IACI fan!)
For best results, labeling of alternative protein and insect “foods” under the NEW (we hope RFK Jr-led) agency in charge must be clear and uniform across all states. Artificial and insect proteins literally could make people sick, so clear labeling of such products should be a high priority.
Perhaps Idaho could run a contest to design simple stickers for packages, point-of-purchase displays, etc. It’s not a perfect solution, but it might work until the feds catch up. The trick, of course, is knowing whether a product contains these unsavory ingredients in the first place, which manufacturers won’t have to divulge voluntarily.
Rep Scott’s bill should serve as a model for any new federal rules/legislation regarding alternative or insect protein labels, similar to labeling used now for ORGANIC and NON-GMO products. Proposed label: “🤮 NOT FIT FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION” — but that’s just silly 🤪
Let’s hope Rep Scott will submit a version of H0024 to our Federal senators and representatives or directly to the new leadership in charge of food labeling. Perhaps RFK Jr at the helm will make the MAHA difference!
You make a lot of great points. I too see why some have gone against the bill, but I think it is more of the Big Ag, Big Pharma, Big Govt that is worried about their bottom $$$ line. I think we could begin the program of labeling now, then conform to any changes that (hopefully RFK Jr-led) new agency implement. How do we get it brought back up? There is the question.
You're probably right about the big $$$, which is exactly why I proposed having Idahoans come up with their own labeling and present it to retailers, etc.
I don't know how you get it brought back up except to ask your legislators. But with any luck, we'll have a new Director of HHS who will be receptive to labeling bills like Rep Scott proposed, at the federal level where labeling can be employed uniformly so everyone in every state will know what they are eating and what they don't want to eat.
Insanity huh!? Boise Fry Company here in Nampa has a cricket powder you can shake onto your French fries. I'll tell ya, I'm not planning on giving them any of my money as it is. But still... It's happening. Check the ingredient lists on things like chips. Hopefully most companies are being transparent about their ingredients... But we may not know when we're consuming things like crickets. I personally want beef as my protein. I want informed consent on jabs, and in my food choices.
Re: H0024 - Alternative animal protein, insects
https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/H0024/
100% agree with the content and intent of Rep Scott’s bill, but also understand why some were against the bill. The key issue is the complexity of state-level food labeling for national manufacturers, consumers, and retailers, which could lead to confusion and unaffordable costs. (And, no, NOT an IACI fan!)
For best results, labeling of alternative protein and insect “foods” under the NEW (we hope RFK Jr-led) agency in charge must be clear and uniform across all states. Artificial and insect proteins literally could make people sick, so clear labeling of such products should be a high priority.
Perhaps Idaho could run a contest to design simple stickers for packages, point-of-purchase displays, etc. It’s not a perfect solution, but it might work until the feds catch up. The trick, of course, is knowing whether a product contains these unsavory ingredients in the first place, which manufacturers won’t have to divulge voluntarily.
Rep Scott’s bill should serve as a model for any new federal rules/legislation regarding alternative or insect protein labels, similar to labeling used now for ORGANIC and NON-GMO products. Proposed label: “🤮 NOT FIT FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION” — but that’s just silly 🤪
Let’s hope Rep Scott will submit a version of H0024 to our Federal senators and representatives or directly to the new leadership in charge of food labeling. Perhaps RFK Jr at the helm will make the MAHA difference!
See our note supporting H0024: https://substack.com/profile/68304299-big-e/note/c-88978359
You make a lot of great points. I too see why some have gone against the bill, but I think it is more of the Big Ag, Big Pharma, Big Govt that is worried about their bottom $$$ line. I think we could begin the program of labeling now, then conform to any changes that (hopefully RFK Jr-led) new agency implement. How do we get it brought back up? There is the question.
You're probably right about the big $$$, which is exactly why I proposed having Idahoans come up with their own labeling and present it to retailers, etc.
I don't know how you get it brought back up except to ask your legislators. But with any luck, we'll have a new Director of HHS who will be receptive to labeling bills like Rep Scott proposed, at the federal level where labeling can be employed uniformly so everyone in every state will know what they are eating and what they don't want to eat.