Let me clarify something that some of you got wrong. Freezing or Blending infested produce won’t change the status of its Issur. If something is Muchzak B’Tolaim (such as Broccoli) nothing can be done besides removing all worms. The rule of Batul doesn’t apply once it is Assur (Ein Mevatlim Issur Lechatchila). The only time blending (or freezing according to some, if the insects disintegrate) helps is if it is Muchzak Naki (accepted as clean). Bodek (and Eden as an extra precaution) relies on this leniency to freeze their products after a thorough cleaning using special methods and machinery. They clean the produce which then (according to them) becomes Muchzak Naki and then freeze it. The extra step is necessary to remove all whole insects that might’ve stayed (as a whole insect is a Berye which doesn’t become Botul) even after cleaning. They then rely on Bittul. Rav Vaye maintains that the cleaning method doesn’t change the status from Muchzak B’Tolaim to Muchzak Naki (as it doesn’t remove all insects) therefore it is prohibited.
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