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OK. This makes sense. China's standards for human food is third-world at best (don't look up how they raise tilapia fish for export on a weak stomach), so I wouldn't be shocked if they did nasty things with mealworms as well.

No, I haven't. I also haven't heard of anyone reporting problems with their chickens at all. Can you provide a link? I know that there are major differences between the living conditions/food/etc for factory raised hens vs backyard ones. I'm curious what real differences between those who...

Thanks for the link. It appears to be what @Andrew Sheffield described. It is illegal in the EU apparently. The article didn't describe a single instance of disease coming from mealworms, but if others decided to be cautious and avoid them, that is their choice. They cited mad cow disease...

Can you provide a link? I'll agree with the posts above, that it is fine as a treat. Insects are an excellent part of chicken diets that they actively seek out when they are free ranging. I'd have no idea why they'd say it was bad for them.