If you’ve checked social media today, you may have stumbled across a see-through ballpoint pen with real parasites swimming ...

A Japanese fishmonger’s shop has made a collectible pen with an actual living parasite inside, giving off major Resident Evil ...

A Japanese pen with live parasitic worms inside it is going viral on social media, leaving the internet with all sorts of ...

Of all things, a ballpoint pen is now going viral, but for good reason. It’s not just any ballpoint pen, but one containing ...

A novelty pen from Japan is getting attention for an unusual reason — it contains a preserved Anisakis parasite inside its ...

Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a parasite in anchovies after three people fell ill. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported a brand of anchovies in vinegar ...

A new method enables anisakids to be detected in any fish product, from a whole fish, fresh or frozen, to tinned fish and surimi. Developed by Spanish scientists, the system is based on molecular ...

Researchers have estimated that Japan had around 20,000 anisakiasis cases each year in 2018 and 2019. These figures are much higher than official data. Anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by ...

A new anisakis alert has raised concerns around fresh fish such as mackerel Credit: Shutterstock/mikeledray Recent research ...