Worms in my Kroger Oatmeal (freezer, cereal, bottle, grains)

[missik999]

Originally Posted by parfleche

I always freeze oatmeal,flour,rice,etc for 2 days solves the problem.

But the worm would still be there......just frozen. And who wants to eat a frozen worm?

[OpenD]

Pantry moths and their larvae are not uncommon pests in cereals and flour today... I saw a pantry moth fluttering around in the supermarket the other day... because the pesticides they once used to use to control them, like DDT, have been eliminated for environmental reasons.

They are annoying, but harmless to your health. After killing them in the freezer, as parfleche suggested, it's safe to pick them out of your oatmeal and eat the oatmeal.

I recall reading an article that said there are something like a million insects for every human being on planet earth, and almost all our food is out there growing amidst them. So it's not unusual to get a bug in your food every once in a while, and food purity regulations allow for a certain number of insect parts per measure as acceptable. And rodent hairs, for that matter. It's just life, nothing to get freaked out over. Honest.

[Padgett2]

Seriously, weevils are a common problem in boxes of grain products that have been on the shelf too long. Look and see if there is a date on the box. How long did you have the box in your house? The store could have also not turned their stock properly.

[mainebrokerman]

get use to this with the move towards organics....no pesticides=more bugs and eggs in the food supply..

[brokencrayola]

I wonder if the worm got into the oatmeal from the outside in?

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by brokencrayola

I wonder if the worm got into the oatmeal from the outside in?

Probably the eggs get laid in the cereal before it is packaged, then hatch inside the package.

[springfieldva]

Why did you put a worm in your oatmeal?

But, seriously, we have found moths in some of our floury grain products before (not real recently). And while it is completely *gross*, I think that it's fairly typical - moths were wormy things once, blech.

Simply one of those things that I don't like to ponder too much..

[baker Freesia]

Not sure if this prevents any additional creepy crawly things in flour, rice, pasta product, anyway once I bring store bought food items in my home I keep them in my frig. Just makes me feel more comfortable storing them in the frig than keeping all those type of food item in my pantry, just in case a box may be already loaded with bugs from the store shelf then having it sitting next to a whole bunch of flour type products. I've had my share of fun already cleaning out my food pantry with the oslaught of live bugs, especially in the warmer season. Have yet to ever find any live bugs in food product stored in the frig.

[Miss J 74]

Originally Posted by Caligula1

Thank you so much for my before bedtime laugh.

I hope you read this before you eat your next meal so you know exactly what may be in your fu##in food..
Defect Levels Handbook

Scroll about a third way down, you may never eat again.. well at least until you get real hungry anyway..

I knew I shouldn't have clicked that link before deciding on what to eat.

I think I just lost my appetite permanently.

[Dean Trails]

A certain amount of animal protein is allowed. Look on the ingredient label. Embrace the naturalness of your food!