Contents:
- Medical Video: Top 3 Best Fish vs. Worst Fish to Eat: Thomas DeLauer
- 1. There are no worms in canned sardines, but in some canned mackerel products
- 2. This worm in canned mackerel is dead
- 3. What are the consequences if you have eaten worms in canned fish?
Medical Video: Top 3 Best Fish vs. Worst Fish to Eat: Thomas DeLauer
Lately the community has been shocked by the issue of worms in canned sardines. This is certainly detrimental to many parties, considering sardines are fish that are rich in nutrients and beneficial for health. However, is there really a worm in canned sardines? Is this worm a danger to the body? What can canned sardines contain worms? Relax, you can refer to all of the following facts.
1. There are no worms in canned sardines, but in some canned mackerel products
As explained by the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (POM), worms are not found in canned sardine products. The products with worms turned out to be three brands of canned mackerel fish. The three brands of mackerel which contain these worms are Farmerjack, IO, and HOKI. These three products have been withdrawn from circulation because they are not suitable for consumption.
2. This worm in canned mackerel is dead
The results of the analysis and findings of the POM stated that the worms in canned mackerel products were dead, not live worms.
The worms found were Anisakis sp. In the journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews, it is said that this worm is found in many marine fish, including mackerel which is packed in cans. If consumed by humans even though it is dead, these worms can cause health problems.
3. What are the consequences if you have eaten worms in canned fish?
Reporting from the journal Foodborne Pathogens and Disease in 2010, there are two things that might happen if you consume worms in sardines or canned mackerel, both dead and living worms. The first is indigestion, with symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. However, some people who eat worms from sea fish may not feel any digestive symptoms.
The second thing that might happen is an allergic reaction to Anisacic worms. The possibility of the emergence of this reaction has also been warned by the POM, so that eventually the products are withdrawn from the market.
Worms in sardines or mackerel have the potential to cause allergic reactions because they contain certain chemicals such as proteins that are not friendly to humans. As a result, when eaten by the immune system (immune) you will consider it as an attack of foreign substances that are harmful to the body. Allergic reactions that occur can be mild to serious.
Symptoms of a mild allergic reaction to this worm include a runny nose, body skin and the area around the mouth itching, and itchy and runny eyes. Whereas a serious allergic reaction that may occur is anaphylactic shock. Anaphylactic shock is characterized by difficulty breathing and blood pressure drops dramatically. If you don't get emergency treatment, this condition can cause death.
If you have just eaten canned mackerel and experienced the above symptoms, immediately seek medical help.
