[Avodah] Star-K on Worms in Fish

[Zev Sero]

Yitzchok Levine wrote:

> I am not sure exactly how grinding or pureeing works halachically so 
> that one may use the result. True, one can no longer see the worms or 
> bugs, but why is one allowed to do this l'chatchila?  Is it not being 
> mevatel an issur up front?

A complete creature is not batel; an incomplete one is.  There is no
problem of mevatel issur lechatchila, since you don't know that there
are any worms in the first place.

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