Crunch Time for Edible Insects in the UK

Edible insects are advocated as an addition to the human diet, as they have a minimal environmental footprint (unlike cattle) and an excellent nutritional profile (with lots of protein). The British edible insect companies are generally start-up SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises), with relatively little cash. The survival of these UK edible insect companies has, however, now been jeopardised by Britain leaving the EU (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/27/uks-fledgling-edible-insect-sector-in-jeopardy-after-brexit). Prior to 'Brexit', edible insect companies operated under EU 'novel foods' regulations, allowing their stock to be legally farmed and processed for human consumption. Now, getting legal authorisation to operate in the UK, is estimated to cost each edible insect company between £70,000 and £85,000. This is well beyond the resources of most such SMEs, especially as they won't be able to sell any products until they are authorised. I suppose they are looked on (unlike beef farmers) as 'chicken feed'?