It would be shocking to find a worm in your salmon. "While the fish is safe to eat, H-E-B will happily replace or refund any product that doesn't meet our customer satisfaction," the grocery store chain said in its statement.

Parasites are not meant to kill you, they just sit inside you and steal your nutrition. Both freezing and cooking the fish are effective ways to kill the worms, Chapman told Live Science. Opinion: When can I tell my neighbors it’s time to take down their Trump signs? According to H-E-B, the worm is referred to as nematodes, which can occur naturally in wild fish through their diet. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer. first.parentNode.insertBefore(script, first); "If it wasn't for deboning the fish, I would have never noticed the worms crawling out. (function() { November 20, 2020, From its 1950 birth in a portable building in Corpus Christi to its headquarters' eventual relocation to San Antonio and, By San Antonio Current Staff |  Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Man finds live worm in salmon fillet. [8 Awful Parasite Infections That Will Make Your Skin Crawl]. It's not surprising to find a worm in a fish, as all kinds of fish are susceptible to the parasites, said Benjamin Chapman, an associate professor and food-safety specialist at North Carolina State University. With raw seafood dishes — from poke to sushi to ceviche — growing in vogue, careless diners are at an increased risk of swallowing a parasite. Website powered by Foundation, Texas Bar Owners Lobby for Relief as Bills Stack Up During Governor's Closure Order. Salmon sushi at a restaurant or store can be assumed to be an unsafe commodity unless you know it has been frozen or you freeze it yourself. In one instance, a woman said she found three live worms on salmon purchased at … November 13, 2020, This year has been beyond stressful, which may explain why some of us just aren't up to cooking our own, By San Antonio Current Staff |  Additionally, the fish can be sufficiently cooked for assurance of safety against parasitic infection. Darren Oyobio's birthday dinner turned into a slimy affair after he discovered a moving parasite on the salmon he was about to cook. But that's what one woman in California found Monday (July 16) in a salmon fillet she had purchased from Costco, The Mercury News reported yesterday (July 17). However, the fact is that some type of parasite can be found in almost every type of food. October 30, 2020. Unlike many newspapers, ours is free – and we'd like to keep it that way, because we believe, now more than ever, everyone deserves access to accurate, independent coverage of their community. Young admits the fishing industry needs to better educate the public. San Antonio Bartender Launches Everything-But-the-Booze Cocktail Kit Venture Called Suck It Up S.A. San Antonio Man Comes Face to Face with Alligator on the East Side, San Antonio Restaurant Ida Claire Launches New Outdoor Movie Screening Series This Week, San Antonio-based H-E-B amends purchasing limits amid second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Southside beer joint Brooster’s Backyard Icehouse set to open Friday, San Antonio H-E-B employee posts tongue-in-cheek — but useful — holiday shopping tips on Reddit, Two San Antonio-area butcher shops named best in America by Food & Wine magazine, Texas' Garrison Brothers Distillery celebrates releases its first-ever rye whiskey at drive-thru event, San Antonio chef Edward Villarreal travels to Denver to participate in cannabis-infused dinner, Squaring Up: Developer is Counting on New Restaurants to Finally Help St. Paul Square Live Up to Its Promise, La Panadería on Broadway to Reopen This Weekend After Renovations, North San Antonio restaurant will offer free seafood to first 30 guests at grand opening, San Antonio chef Braunda Smith shares her favorite recipe for leftover Thanksgiving turkey, Movie Marketplace: Online San Antonio merchants offer holiday gifts for the cinephiles in your life, Notice Regarding Coronavirus Event Cancellations, International House of Pancakes (Agora Pkwy). She points out that in the US, the medical system is in denial about the health risks of parasitic infections, and doctors make a huge blunder when they fail to recognize the role that parasites play in disease. The concern is that if you eat the fish undercooked or raw, you could … When Max Salmeron bought a filet of H-E-B's Alaska Wild Caught Sockeye Salmon last Wednesday, he didn't expect to find a live "wiggling" worm in his fish. All parts of this site Copyright © 2020 San Antonio Current. Identifying these parasites is challenging. These 5 Christmas songs should be banned from the radio, Ted Cruz faces backlash over 'Come and Take it' Thanksgiving meme, These 3 Houston suburbs make list for America's best mid-sized places to live, ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Removed From Netflix at Dave Chappelle’s Request, These 5 Texas companies got slapped with the biggest safety fines, Need gift ideas?

"We will sometimes develop gastroenteritis which is always unpleasant but is not life threatening.". If you'd like … People can become infected if they eat raw or uncooked fish that have worms in them, the CDC says. 'Packed full of worms': Parasites wriggling in fish no cause for panic, experts say. 8 Awful Parasite Infections That Will Make Your Skin Crawl, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, JFK conspiracy theory is debunked in Mexico 57 years after Kennedy assassination, Banned in 160 Nations, Why is Ractopamine in U.S. Pork? But that's what one woman in California found Monday (July 16) in a salmon fillet she had purchased from Costco, The Mercury News reported yesterday (July 17). When fish are commercially caught worldwide, they are placed on ice for the journey to port. H-E-B added cooking raw seafood to the Food and Drug Administration’s recommended internal temp of at least 145 Fahrenheit eliminates risks of parasitic disease. script.id = 'commitchange-script'; In a video the woman recorded on her cellphone, you can clearly see the squirming worm, poking out of the fish. To kill the possibly present parasite worms, the fish need to be frozen. © People interested in maintaining good health should also do routine parasite cleansing…”. Coates said she wanted to warn others about the risk of anisakiasis, an infection caused when parasites attach to the wall of the esophagus, stomach or intestine.