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Is this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ambitious_bones@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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These things appeared in friends flat. What are they?

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[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Or, just hear me out—you could throw the whole thing away and try to never think about the maggots again.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I knew someone would come back with something like this.

You can pretty much forget about eating the things I listed then, oh and dried pasta too.

Besides, if you don't think you're eating that stuff already then you haven't looked at the USDA or FDA Food Defect Levels. There are allowable levels for fun things like insect parts and rodent droppings.

[–] FuryMaker@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

La la la (puts fingers in ears) I'm not listening!

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

3-5 mg of "mammalian feces" per dry pound.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

All water statistically has Hitler's pee in it by now.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Except the USDA and FDA specifically are irrelevant in any other country.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's true.

Do you happen to know of any countries where the allowable level of contamination is zero?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

If there is one, they're lying.

That doesn't necessarily mean it's not gross, at least subjectively, though.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

My grandfather worked in a lab at a brewery. His job was to sample grain coming in. Rejected grain cars were sent to the cereal factories.