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Default Grubs in rice - anything to worry about?

On 2014-10-20 10:06 PM, Roy wrote:
> I have the occasional dried grub in my bulk long grain rice which I remove before cooking. Anything to worry about...health-wise?
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Grubs or worms? Grubs are big slimy things. It is quite common for
various bugs to get into grain and lay eggs. That is why some people
freeze flour and grains. You can pick them out of the rice and rinse
the stuff, but don't forget that while they were eating they were crapping.