I don't see anything that says mard is requesting that the usda verify that the worms are edible and tasty..
and the other article from "modern farmer" (lol) is about 4 yrs old and basically quotes musings from lewis about potential issues..he clearly had no real clue..
"I believe that this might be the reason that KBLB never tried to commercialize in the U.S."
well you can believe that if you wish or you can go with what was said and actually makes sense.....the cost was thought to be too high..the army however has come along and if they like it and want it, they will pay...