Malaysian authorities have detected parasites in a shipment of canned sardine weighing over 16 tonnes imported from China via Singapore, Malaysian media reported. Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) said that samples taken from the batch were...
  • ZorsithEnglish
    14·
    7 months ago

    It’s presumably wild caught fish. Fish live in the ocean. So do parasites. Now, if they were LIVE parasites in a canned product, that’s some crazy shit

  • Daxtron2@startrek.websiteEnglish
    11·
    7 months ago

    I used to work in a fish market that processed wild caught fish fresh every day. Nearly every single fish we cut had some worms in it. Cod was the worst, salmon was middle of the road, flat fish like flounder seemed to be the least wormy but still had it. Maybe they were just harder to spot idk.

    • ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Can we talk about your experience with swordfish, if any? I’ve heard horror stories about massive worms in swordfish

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    7 months ago

    so… the shipment of sardines was 16 tons? or the worms were 16 tons?

    That’s a big worm…

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      16·
      7 months ago

      You eat 16 tonnes and what do you get?

      Another day older and deeper in debt.

      Malaysia, don’t you find me 'cause I can’t ditch,

      I am a worm from a PRC fish.