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TikToker Captures Parasitic Worm Wriggling Around Inside Pack Of Costco Salmon—And NOPE

TikToker Captures Parasitic Worm Wriggling Around Inside Pack Of Costco Salmon—And NOPE
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TikToker Rachel Lyn was disgusted to see a worm writhing around inside of a package of salmon at a Costco in South Carolina.

Joanna Edwards
By Joanna EdwardsAug 17, 2023
Joanna Edwards
Joanna Edwards wears many hats: student, data-wrangler and LGBTQ+ activist. Her main passion is writing, followed shortly by percussion, mediocre watercolor painting and scuba diving. A New Englander currently displaced to the South, she waits patiently for winter and its more reasonable weather.
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Sometimes life gives you lemons. Sometimes it gives you a bad hand of cards.

And sometimes, it gives you worms in your salmon.

TikToker Rachel Lyn found out how common worms in fish are when she saw one wriggling behind the plastic in a package of fresh salmon at a display at the grocery giant Costco.

Lyn shared a short video of the worm in question, grossing out her followers and anyone who happened upon the video.

@msrachellyn

Live parasites in the salmon today at #costco yummmm 🤨😩

Some people flinched and said 'Ew,' but the majority of comments on her video were people talking about how common parasites are in fish.

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You have bigger worries, others said.

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Some people said they'd do better to buy frozen.

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People also just avoid eating fish, they say.

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Others were more shocked by the price of the salmon, visible near the worm.

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Some people tried to put a positive spin on it.

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Freezing fish before cooking it, or cooking it for at least 10 minutes at 140F, should kill any worms in the fish, which are, apparently, quite common!

Bon appetit!

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