Slovak Parliament Passes Law Banning Insect-Based Foods Despite No Evidence of Sales

Slovakia's parliament has passed legislation banning insect-based foods, championed by Andrej Danko, leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS). Food industry representatives report no knowledge of any insect-containing products currently being sold in Slovak retail chains. The head of the Alliance of Modern Commerce described the SNS-backed measure as the most unnecessary law of the year, suggesting the legislation addresses a non-existent problem. The Slovak National Party, a nationalist party and member of the current ruling coalition, appears to have transformed unsubstantiated rumors about insects in food into formal legislation.