Found a kind of worm in my rice bag, what should I do? [duplicate]

I poured some rice from a bag into a glass and noticed there was a worm(which looked like the rice) moving around in the rice.

How did it get there, would it have been packed in or would it have moved in since I opened the bag? Can I remove the insect and still cook the rice, is it safe to eat? Should I buy this brand anymore?

I was lucky enough to notice today since I poured it into a see through glass today but normally I've never been checking. Assuming I've been eating this insect on previous occasions will it harm me?

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Best Answer

In all grains there are insect eggs. It takes moisture for them to hatch. Or a insect could have laid eggs in the rice after opened. This includes flour even after milled. As insect eggs are very elastic. Can go threw milling into flour. Even inalators that shake flour to separate the yolk. In a few weeks the yolk in a insect egg reforms. So such will happen more than once in your lifetime. Does the whole bag have larva in it? If so feed it to the pigs or dog is best. But just one. That happens in life. So many insect eggs are allowed in all grain products. By Government standards. Chocolate is the worse or use to be. In parts per. million for this.

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What to do if there are worms in rice?

Keep the contaminated flour in the sunlight for a day and you get rid of weevils easily. Other home remedies: You can either put ginger, garlic or a whole turmeric inside rice container to keep rice bugs away.

Can you eat rice with worms?

It is generally safe to eat rice that has larvae in it. In fact, many types of insect larvae are very nutritious and considered delicacies in some parts of the world. If you find it too gross to eat the larvae, there are also ways to get the maggots out before eating.

Can rice develop worms?

Rice can be prone to getting maggots. There are two reasons that can cause maggots to grow on rice. The first reason is that there are larvae that are actually inside the rice. If the rice spoils or is left as a good temperature for them, they can then hatch and turn into maggots.

Why are there worms in my uncooked rice?

They are often found in grain storage facilities. These larvae or larvae are among the most important grain pests stored in homes and supermarkets. While it may be difficult to find objects crawling in your food supply, they are not harmful. Even if you eat some of them by mistake, they won't make you sick.

Worms found in bag of rice.

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