OAKDALE, Penn. – Dozens of Pennsylvania elementary students at three different schools received a little added protein in their school lunch this week – weevils that came prepared with their brown rice.

School officials in the West Allegheny School District told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that about 130 students at Donaldson, McKee and Wilson elementary schools were unwittingly served riced containing the beetle-like bugs Monday.

They immediately pulled the contaminated food from the lunch line.

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“The school district notified the Allegheny County Health Department, which said rice weevils – tiny, beetle-like insects found in grain products commonly stored in pantries – are not harmful if ingested and are killed during cooking,” according to the news site.

“No illnesses were reported among students.”

School officials said the “government-issued” rice was delivered in sealed bags that they believe were already contaminated with weevils, KSN.com and the Associated Press report.

“Officials looked over the Donaldson Elementary School cafeteria Monday evening, where the meals for all the elementary schools are prepared,” according to KSN.

District officials also contracted pest control companies to scan Donaldson and no infestations were found. Allegheny County Health officials inspected the cafeteria Tuesday and did not discover any issues, district spokeswoman Karen Ruhl told the Post-Gazette.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture told school district officials it has received similar complaints of rice weevils from other agencies, as well, the news site reports.

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Ruhl told the AP the incident has prompted a review of the district’s food storage and preparation practices.

The online reaction from the public was mixed.

“Anyone else here on the verge of barfing?” southside slopes posted to the Post-Gazette.

Decimus lunius Juvenal added the Twitter hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama, a slogan that’s become popular among those who opposed the federal school lunch overhaul championed by the First Lady.

Others, like Alan Foglesong, didn’t think the weevils are a serious problem, at all.

“Honestly this is not a big deal over all. I grew up overseas and often cereal we’d receive in the Embassy/Military commissaries were subject to long delays at ports of entry, either due to strikes or inefficiencies, and often we’d find weevils I the cereal,” he wrote.

“The solution was to pour your milk, let the suckers float to the top, and then scoop them off and then dig in and eat your cereal. I’m sure I consumed my fair share, but at the end of the day it’s just extra protein.”

Thomas Bates offered another solution.

“I have always had this problem with brown rice until I stored it in the frig,” he wrote. “Brown rice must contain the eggs, and then they hatch.”

“That’s exactly what happens,” Jay Tee responded. “Rice, like many other raw or nearly raw agricultural products, already have the eggs interspersed with the grain. Sore it at room temperature, and the eggs hatch. You can see this with flour, beans, and even sesame seeds.

“If, however, you store these items in the freezer for a bit, the eggs are killed, and you no longer have the problem.”