Parasites were found in Fillet O Fish Mc Donalds burgers recently.
Mc Donalds Japan officially says "Because the burgers were frozen, the parasites were killed off and the burgers have no harmful effects to ones health."
Darn, Fillet O Fish was my fave too orz.
Via Nigata Nippo.
Posted on 2008/03/04 07:13
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 11:06
jonhohx in Adelaide working to go to Tokyo
Government agent
Registered on 2007/05/14 19:31
ebi burger was always my fav...ohhh24 days 2go
Photography
Registered on 2007/11/01 15:55
I wonder how that'll do with the sales of the Fillet O Fish?
Art student
Registered on 2007/10/29 21:08
Eeuew! O.o
To weeks ago in Sweden it was reported that a worm had been found in a packet of milk. Now everyone is all paranoid, and some have stoped drinking milk.
Will people in Japan stop eating at MC?
Exchange Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:56
I found a maggot in sauce packaging about a month ago and a friend of mine found a mouse head in a can of beans, after he cooked them...
Well, it s*cks o be at the end of the food chain.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Uso daaaaaaa~!!
("No Waiiiiiii~!!")
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
You guys dont even want to know about Halibut. Just trust me. I could go on with food stories forever. FOREVER. for... ev.... er.
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Seems someone ran out of batteries already. Bad luck. *Shrugs*
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
Halibut doesnt run out of batteries. They run Forever. HALIBUT FOREVER! Lol.
Insane Student
Registered on 2008/02/27 11:52
Halibut??? Explain and identify...
Ben in Utah, United States
CEO... of the world
Registered on 2007/03/29 08:00
Lookout! There's one on your head! *runs and doesn't help*
ｶﾞ━━Σ(ﾟДﾟ|||)━━ﾝ!!
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
@Ben, truer than you know.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
Years D_Blade, years. Ongoing jokes/scary sh!* are the best.
Ben in Utah, United States
CEO... of the world
Registered on 2007/03/29 08:00
DRAGUN is secretly a Halibut...
I'm secretly a Bear. (￣(エ)￣)
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Ben, as long as you're not pedobear, it will be fine. ^^
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
@Ben, a flat headed bear too. Spooky. I promise though, Im not a halibut. If we were fishes, what fish would you be? Id be a Salmon, or a Koi.
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
@D_Blade, if he was a PedoBear he would still be checking out the Haruhi Ero Wallpaper section.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
DRAGUN, don't underestimate the skills of pedobear... a 1337 ninja whose aim is to deceive people and snatch loli while everybody else have their backs turned. ^^
(I guess?)
Ben in Utah, United States
CEO... of the world
Registered on 2007/03/29 08:00
@DRAGUN: I think I would be a blue Gummy-shark.
*looks for Haruhi hotness*
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
@D_Blade, TRUE! Maybe the l33t supa h4x0r would post something about parasites in a filet-o-fish. WTF?!? ITS A TRAP!
Engineering Student
Registered on 2007/10/23 00:10
I have never heard of worms in halibut posing a health risk if you properly cook it. I think eating pork is a far scarier proposition.
As they say, ignorance is bliss.
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
@Don, Most people dont cook Halibut themselves, and therein lies the problem. The amount of scary crap revolving our food is.. well, scary. But worms eating my brain? Not so nice.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
At any rate, "Bon Appétit!"
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
You are right, Im hungry.
Exchange Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:56
Good thing I don't like fish +_+
New media student
Registered on 2007/12/27 18:30
There was lately a rat head case here too. There had been a head of a rat in frozen peas, if I remember correctly.
NEET
Registered on 2008/01/19 23:21
Lol they did? I read the local newspaper and Svenska Dagbladet every day and I haven't heard about any worm in milk, sounds like something Aftonbladet would feature.
Though, suddendly I've lost my appetite for milk. ('~')
student
Registered on 2008/02/27 10:22
good thing I never had the guts to try fastfood fish.
U.S. Air Force Avionics
Registered on 2008/02/09 13:56
good thing i dont like fish
Visualizer, Advertising
Registered on 2007/08/26 02:35
where does the parasite come from in the first place. if the fillet is infected, then i assume the other mc donald meat burgers are also infected as they surely are kept in the same place. and low temperature doesnt kill parasites, it will only make them inactive.
Student
Registered on 2007/11/24 06:07
Very true... i love it when officials pull facts out of there arse :D
Programmer
Registered on 2007/12/03 11:30
But one can also argue that a well-cooked meat should also kill off any parasites. I'm just sayin'
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Then the parasites wake up and utter something along the lines of "*Yawn~* Oh hi, it's such a fine day... Slept well! We will now resume our very own purpose in life... To annoy those pesky humans *Evil wink*"
*Shudders uncontrollably*
Engineering Student
Registered on 2007/10/23 00:10
I assume it is similar to how parasites get into pork(that is the pigs ate them). For the sake of everyone's mental well being lets leave the rest unsaid.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Okay, let's not evoke tapeworms then. Dang, too late.
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:17
O hwow. Never going to touch that burger again...
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
you shouldn't let one little incident stop you from eating something. it could have been a lot worse, it could've been poisoned gyoza...speaking of which, what ever happened to the investigation on that, last i heard the japanese and chinese governments were pushing the blame on each other.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
If this kind of incident were to be present in many countries, that would be the start of true world paranoia (like what happened with the Mad Cow disease or the SARS)... And then you'd be right.
Until then, "don't worry, be happy". ^^
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
You wouldnt eat anything if you knew what was in your daily intake. Just realize that the chances of it happening to you are very, very slim.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
I am slim already (mixed up understanding intended)... So being a skeleton or poisoned is no big deal.
Wait, we are all poisoned already (and for this one I am not joking anymore... Read scientific articles on concentration of toxic chemicals and heavy metals in blood for more information).
Design Consultant
Registered on 2007/08/23 04:44
I did, and the fact that dole bananas can cause sterility is freaky. The amount of chemicals in our food is appaling.. organic is supposed to be the cure, but the standards are beinging to get lax on that too.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Don't worry, we are all doomed already.
Good day still. ^^
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
Registered on 2007/07/06 10:07
...........Fillet O Fish is my fav......
Professional Slacker
Registered on 2008/01/25 04:25
is my favorite micky d's sandwich too :(
Kyle in Seattle, Washington
Student
Registered on 2007/10/08 05:20
Wow, I haven't eaten out to McDonalds since I used to live in Canada, which is like 8 years ago. The whole pre-frozen-food-scraps-and-whale-and-newspaper, got to me when I was in elementary school and I haven't touched anything from McDonalds since.
Student
Registered on 2008/01/06 05:41
I wonder what kind of parasite it was.
Exchange Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:56
One of many reasons for not eating at McD anymore. Loved their food when I was a kid but feel like puking if I take a bite of one of their burgers now.
Game Designer
Registered on 2007/10/28 16:52
I dont find any news like these would surprise me or stop me eating any of these food.
There are no ways to be 100% guarantee something is perfect in the first place.
And that is the nature of life, you get these "surprises" but in fact they are nature.
What is more important is what actions the suppliers are willing to do.
Registered on 2006/12/24 23:42
*sigh* I just had a fillet-o-fish for breakfast.
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
its all just protein anyway...lol
Professional Speech Writer
Registered on 2007/11/04 18:16
Déjà Vu?
I can't decide. Filet o fish-hook or Filet o parasites. Are they at least on the dollar menu?
ba la ba ba ba... I'll vomit it!
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Heh! My first thought was recalling about what my father would have said... "It's free bonus protein" Urgh. I wonder how he could have such bad taste jokes like that sometimes.
Administrative Assistant
Registered on 2007/02/22 23:27
Good thing I don't normally eat at McD's. Unless they find Parasites in the McFlurries.
STUDENT
Registered on 2008/02/12 08:38
NAH THINGS THT DOESNT KILL ME MAKES ME MORE STRONGER
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Registered on 2008/02/02 00:26
shortens your life span though...
Registered on 2006/12/24 22:37
When I used to work at mcdonalds the quality of the meat was very low, so this doesnt surprise me.
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
Registered on 2007/10/06 05:09
all i've got to say is...stay away from Taco Bell. it's worse than McDs.
Graphic Design
Registered on 2008/03/04 06:38
They found ecoli (sp?) in the Taco Bell lettuce (I think) in New York and that totally destroyed the chain here. No body eats there and they all basically closed off now. I wonder if stuff like that would happen to McD.? :P
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
E. Coli is mostly due to bad hygiene... Darn folks who work in the food industry, don't forget us... Please wash your hands properly before doing anything... Darnit! X|
dieting cosplaying female student
Registered on 2008/03/03 07:55
so is parasites normal for fast food?
Online Shop
Registered on 2008/01/17 11:35
Oh man, there is a promotion going on here in US with Fillet-O-Fish with $1.29 price on Friday and so I've been eating it every Friday -_- Even though this happened in Japan, now I might feel weird eating it all together...
UCI Student
Registered on 2007/10/23 13:32
Yea I go there on fridays too, mainly because of lent. sux not being able to eat meat of fridays. It's a pretty good deal, and they're pretty good too.
Online Shop
Registered on 2008/01/17 11:35
Oy, UCI! I've been to UCI myself haha~ Yeah, because of lent, I can't eat meat Friday and so this deal was good for me. It wouldn't stop me but news is little bothersome, heh.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
switch to mosburger? heehee
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
How do Mosburger Burgers taste like? Saw plenty of outlets and heard of its praises before but never had a chance(nor moolah) to get something from it.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
you know you're lucky that singapore has mosburger chains o_o in Canada, there is NONE ;_; I miss their fish burger LOL their rice burger is worth a try too ^^ Fries is yum too! But serving is small for the price :P
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
One day, they will pull out a "Soylent Green" case (got self-documented on that recently) and it will be the end of the world.
mouse clicker
Registered on 2007/08/23 07:07
soylent green... mmm... yum yum.
Registered on 2007/12/19 15:31
dude seriously?!!!! and i was supposed to have a fillet-o-fish sandwich for lunch! don't want those parasites infesting my belly and then eventually forcing it's way out killing me and everyone and anyone in it's way. kidding... seriously... i'm not really surprised. it's fastfood in the first place so it's bound to be infected with stuff with slight negligence.
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
scandals really loves to plague the food industry
Art/Media Student (Wannabe Illustrator)
Registered on 2006/12/28 05:39
I bet it grew worms inside people...
Anyways, same things happened over here, Some old dude sued Tesco for Rat parts in his pie or something.
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
"no harmful effects to health"
... ... ... ... ... ...
YEAH RIGHT! Ugh, and moments ago I was going to get some lunch. If he'd said that they were killed during the frying process I might have believed him more. I guess that's more protein for the customers... *shivers*
Physical Therapy student
Registered on 2007/11/18 22:25
argh (-_-;") food safety!! I'd hate to eat parasites, worms and the like whether they're frozen or not..sheesh
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Oh, forgot to say that I was wishing for one Filet O' Fish when looking at the picture, but I will restrain myself from fast-food for a bit longer (until I run out of food supplies, I guess).
Tami in Germany - Cologne
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
Registered on 2007/12/16 10:42
Ohayo~~ o.-
Warg, yucky posting *pushes away her brownies*
I never found anything in my food - yet. *crosses fingers*
The worst food encounters i had was once having a nip of sour milk and passing by the local butcher while they had the "meat trash can" out in summer... was flowing over with maggots.
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
Registered on 2007/12/25 23:02
what sort of parasite were found? face huggers?
anyway, as the old chinese saying goes "Whatever that has its back facing the sky is edible"
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
Face Huggers would have been easier to spot before cooking and probably would have caused quite a bit of trouble during the initial processing as well XD.
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
Registered on 2007/11/14 20:13
McDonalds is cool in Japan. It's the only place I've been where they give you a carrier bag for your burgers and stuff.
Too bad all those burgers and stuff made me fat.
