This story surfaces every few years.
"Eat bugs, they're good for you"
"Eat bugs, they're high in protein"
"Eat bugs, look, this high status person with a PhD eats them."
Please ignore this story and don't eat the bugs
If this is a PR piece, who's standing to gain from it? Your comment seems overly cynical.
I mean what I learn from the above is that bugs won't kill you if eaten. So why not eat bugs? (We can also ask why eat bugs) Are they actually bad for you?
Food colorant E120 is crushed insects.
How much of a difference is there really between terrestrial insects and enormously popular underwater insects like shrimp, crabs, and lobsters?