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30 Oct 2023
Tyson Foods is investing in insect ingredients for pet and animal food production, not human consumption.

This is the story that Alex is lying about. They're investing in a company called Protix, which works... In the field of insect ingredients. This isn't about putting bugs into your Tyson chicken, and Alex 100% doesn't understand chitin. This is about pet and animal food production. Here's from a CNN article about their investment. Quote, Tyson doesn't make pet food, but it does sell its animal byproducts for use in the pet food and aquaculture market, which feeds fish, the CFO said. Byproducts like animal fats, hides, and inedible proteins, if not used or reduced, can end up in landfills. In this case, Tyson can send what's in the stomach of a cattle it has processed to a protix facility, where it's fed to insects. For the company, creating a larger market for this type of waste can not only reduce waste, but offer a larger revenue stream. Tyson told CNN, quote, one feature of being in the animal protein business is having to figure out how to derive value from waste. We saw this as an extension of our existing business. I know that being force-fed bugs is like the hot new kink in the conspiracy world, but covering this story that way is fucking dishonest.