Canned Sardines Are Kosher, According To DNA Results

NYTimes.com:

Just so you know: Canned sardines are kosher.

This judgment would appear to be definitive, based on DNA evidence. Genetic testing by a parasitologist at the American Museum of Natural History has confirmed that the recent discovery of small worms in canned sardines does not render them treyf, or unkosher. It may render them unappetizing, but that judgment is up to the consumer (more on that later).

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[messy]

07:47 PM on 02/15/2012

There's all sorts of stuff in kosher meat that's probably not kosher.

[Marcin A Mazurek]

09:06 PM on 02/13/2012

Oh good! Now I just have to worry whether the worms themselves are kosher or not.

[Allan Richter]

07:01 PM on 02/16/2012

NYTimes.com: “Just so you know: Canned sardines are kosher. … based on DNA evidence. … the recent discovery of small worms in canned sardines does not render them treyf, or unkosher.”

Marcin A Mazurek: “Oh good! Now I just have to worry whether the worms themselves are kosher or not. “

Allan Richter: “Funny, funny insightful and funny. To know what is in a given can, regardless of what the label says, it must be supervised by a reliable rabbinic authority. Worms are not Kosher. LOL