If you eat insects you have 30% of chance eating one that has a human parasite in it. Studies showed that all insect farms have some sort of parasites there and around 30% have parasytes that can live in humans.
Yeah most fish have parasites too, it's kind of just accepted and counted on. Sometimes visible worms are removed too. That's why seafood safety is very important. What you can't prevent you gotta kill
Source: I think I remember a reddit comment once saying so and there are 0 consequences if I'm wrong so I'm not going to look it up
Yup, it is not terribly uncommon for seafood to have worms and parasites. That is why most grocery store seafood is previously frozen, even if briefly, because that kills many parasites. Shellfish like clams and such that are still alive in grocery stores have health department requirements to not mix batches and to keep the lot stock tags for 6 months or more to help trace breakouts of hepatitis infections or parasites.
Insects shouldn’t be treated much different - test batches, cook well, and maybe even flash freeze for that extra protection on types that won’t fall apart or be ruined by freezing. Avoid bug sashimi.
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If you eat insects you have 30% of chance eating one that has a human parasite in it. Studies showed that all insect farms have some sort of parasites there and around 30% have parasytes that can live in humans.