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"So I thought after that video, I would just do a little research—I did do way too much research, and I found way too many things that I did not want to know about the Costco salmon," Sav says in the video. "I wasn't going to eat it if there was a parasite in it—and I wanted to make sure that there was no parasites, so I was like, why not just look?" Sav recalls."I was gonna give it a chance. I love Costco salmon, I eat it all the time. People are also saying, 'Oh, the freezer kills it'—I don't want a parasite in my stomach. God only knows what's going on down there. I don't want to add to the fun stuff.
"I will never be eating this ever again, let alone maybe fish, for quite a long time after what I just found out," Sav tells her viewers.Sav's concerns are understandable, but the truth is that the presence of parasites in salmon is not a Kirkland-specific problem. According to the Seafood Health Facts, all living organisms, including fish,The parasites don't pose a health concern in cooked fish.