Parasite Found in McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish Highlights a Common Seafood Issue By Duane Beckett, 2 days ago StudentRecipes StudentRecipes Follow https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2QwtHi_19Yuf7gz00 McDonalds Golden Arches Rt.1, Saugus, Massachusetts USA. Image Credit: Anthony92931 / Wiki Commons (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license). Look away, Fillet-O-Fish fast-food fans, as a Reddit post that went viral clearly shows a parasite in the patty. The image, which you can see here, shows a half-eaten sandwich with a round, worm-like creature on the fish. This is more than enough to send online communities into full-on disgust mode. However, in recent coverage, Delish reported that commentators in the Reddit thread pointed to a likely explanation. The parasite was a nematode and common in seafood, especially wild-caught seafood, which is what McDonald’s uses in their Fillet-O-Fish across the United States. https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0hg3hD_19Yuf7gz00 A McDonalds’ Filet-O-Fish sandwich. Credit: Evan-Amos, wiki Commons (Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication). Simply put, wild fish can contain these parasites. Food Republic highlighted that this is why the original story about parasites in a McDonald’s Fillet-O-Fish hasn’t driven more outrage. The restaurant’s location where the picture was taken has not been confirmed. McDonald’s stated that it maintains quality control steps for the Filet-O-Fish patty, including freezing the fish in line with FDA guidance, manually inspecting each fillet, and carrying out added inspections at supplier facilities. None of the above means a visible parasite won’t slip through, but it does mean the company says there are multiple checkpoints before the sandwich reaches a customer. What are nematodes? https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3WCbDP_19Yuf7gz00 Alaska Pollock in the Oarai Aquarium. Credit: George Berninger, Wiki Commons (Creative Commons Attribu