the claims are not substantiated in either of those places. The links you provide say the FDA received reports of pet deaths; it does not say it found the cause in Chinese products. And it is about dog treats rather than mealworms.
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If you do an intro thread you'll meet some of them more or less immediately; https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/new-member-introductions.44/
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Thanks @paneubert . How much of this is perception I wonder. Even human food has been adulterated in unexpected places at some time or another, paperwork, regulations and inspections notwithstanding, e.g. the horse meat scandal in the EU some years back. And in that case it wasn't cheaper, it...