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A year ago
Referring to following link, Taiwan pineapples carry harmful insect shell insects. I would like to know on whether it is safe to eat them or not, would stomach acid strong enough to kill any of those insect / worm? I also find similar news related to philippines pineapple as well

Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance


" the inspection and quarantine department has recently detected 13 batches of Taiwan pineapples carrying harmful insect shell insects, including the new pineapple gray mealybug. In order to prevent the risk of plant epidemics from being imported from Taiwan to other parts of the mainland from the source, it is also entirely necessary to take decisive and decisive measures."

https://www.laitimes.com/en/article/4058_40l1.html
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Educator
A year ago
Gray mealybugs can be vectors for diseases. If one is eaten, it will be digested by the stomach acids, but it may contain bacteria in its gut that may sustain the acid and carry through to the intestines.
oemBiology Author
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#2
A year ago
so how should people handle pineapple properly before eating?

Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you very much for any suggestions (^v^)
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Educator
A year ago
Quote from: oemBiology (A year ago)
so how should people handle pineapple properly before eating? Do you have any suggestions? Thank you very much for any suggestions (^v^)

You have to completely shave off the skin completely, and examine the flesh for any abnormalities.
oemBiology Author
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#4
A year ago
Thank you very much for suggestions (^v^)
oemBiology Author
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#5
A year ago
When I eat pineapple, I look into little red dot, please see following image



When I touch it, that is hard, would it be pineapple's seed?
Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you very much for any suggestions (^v^)
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Educator
A year ago
It doesn't look red to me. There are two things in this image, a brown and yellow. I'm assuming you're asking about the brown? What happens when you cut through it with a knife? Pineapple seeds should look like this:
oemBiology Author
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#7
A year ago
Please see following images
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