Wormy bulk almonds â€“ common or unacceptable???

November 20, 2006

I don't know about worms (gee, I would be grossed out by that!), but I

always wonder what would cause bulk almonds to have little markings on them

(little irregularly shaped areas where the white almond is not covered by the

brown

skin) that almost look like the almonds had been nibbled by mice. Could

that be the case? If so, how unsanitary. Yuck!

Judy

In a message dated 11/20/2006 6:33:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

minnie9090 writes:

I recently bought 25 lbs. of no-spray bulk almonds at $4 a pound. I was

so happy to find such a good deal until I opened the box the next day

and found worms and worm larva throughout the box of almonds. Is this a

common thing? Are they okay to use after removing the larva and worms?

I mostly use almonds for almond milk. So they get soaked and rinsed

before use. If I miss a worm or larva in the cleaning process would I

get sick?

I tried to shake them out and got some out but it would take me forever

to get all of them out. So I am freezing all the almonds, will that

kill the worms and larva? I am pretty upset about this. Now I am

finding worms that I dropped in the cleaning process. I am worried that

now the worms will get into other food. This sucks!!!

I'm going to call the company and complain, but I wanted to know it

this is a common thing when buying bulk or completely unacceptable?!?!

PLEASE HELP ME to know! Thanks.

Minnie

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November 21, 2006

I work at a pest control company - doing green service - and as far as we

know, moths aren't harmful for you - just gross. My boss (also my mom) actually

cooks them up for the home and hardware shows and people eat them. I know,

you're raw foodist so you'll have to eat them raw. LOL. I wouldn't, I don't

eat meat.

Heather

Heather J. Nordstrom

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