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FDA: Don’t Eat Cicadas if Allergic to Shellfish
As Brood X cicadas pop up across the eastern U.S. this summer, and as recipes like spicy popcorn cicadas and chocolate-covered ones emerge, the FDA says you shouldn’t eat them if you’re allergic to shellfish.