Claim: Studies show one third of insects raised to be eaten cause disease in humans.
Fact-check: Eating bugs hasn't been shown to cause cancer or lung disease - Full Fact
Verdict: a study found parasites that could potentially cause disease in humans in insects from one third of the farms they sampled. but a large number of the farms used unhygienic practices, and the research didn't assess if eating the insects could or would actually cause disease.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Dr Fergus Brown
Date published: 2023-03-21T00:00:00