Cod Worm

dont eatt the fish the worm is a parasite

(Nearly) all meats has some parasite in them. You cook them and it kills them. Its all protein anyways. No harm.

i just throw the fish in ice water and the worms crawl out :) no problem

worms and bacteria are killed through freezing, that is why sushi is safe

Most cod has worms. Usually they are dead,so you rarely actually see them. Even if you could, most people don't look that closely.

If you don't want to eat worms, don't eat cod.

i just found a living cod worm in $50 fresh wild salmon from safeway - they gave me a refund but explained that parasites are in all meat products. I JUST gave up red meat last week. Maybe no more fishies for me .... ich. supposedly cod worms won't hurt you as long as they are dead. But what about their eggs? And what about Sushi?

Cod worms are practically in every cod. You just tweeze them out, it's no big deal. What we do at the CIA, is we put them on the candlebox and just tweeze em out.dylanotto has a good point, if its still alive, its really fresh.

Oh my god a worm in a cod!

BTW it's still alive that means the fish is really fresh.

So...did you go back to Whole Foods and ask for a refund? Any store should give one in such a case, but Whole Foods stores in general will give you one for almost anything. I'll give you that it's gross, but as several persons above mentioned, it is a naturally occuring parasite. What's more gross, a naturally occuring, but still gross worm, or loads of chemicals and drugs in your food? At least Whole Foods makes a commitment to not pass on any of that crap.

Cod bought anywhere is pretty much chemical-free. But Whole foods seems to have a problem with this.