Poisoning by puffer fish can lead to dyspnea, blood pressure drop, speech disorder, coma, and finally death from respiratory and circulatory failure. Symptoms develop rapidly and usually die within a few hours. Don't eat it. March to April is the spawning season of puffer fish every year. At this time, the puffer fish has high subcutaneous fat content and delicious meat, which is also the most poisonous season for puffer fish.
The toxicity of puffer fish is caused by tetrodotoxin in its body. It is one of the most toxic non-protein substances found in nature and belongs to a neurotoxin. Its toxicity is equivalent to 1.250 times of the highly toxic drug sodium cyanide, and only 0.48 mg can cause death.
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Measures to prevent food poisoning of puffer fish;
First of all, we must learn to understand puffer fish, consciously not buy or eat, and don't believe rumors such as "artificially cultured puffer fish is low in toxicity or non-toxic". "
Second, producers and operators should enhance their awareness of abiding by the law, strictly implement national laws and relevant regulations, consciously avoid selling, fishing and processing puffer fish, and eliminate food safety hazards.
Article 34 of China's Food Safety Law stipulates: "It is forbidden to sell food that does not meet food safety requirements." The State Administration of Market Supervision explicitly prohibits food operators from selling puffer fish. Recently, Zhongshan Municipal Market Supervision Administration specially reminded food operators to strictly implement national laws and relevant regulations and consciously avoid selling, buying, fishing and processing puffer fish.
People's Network-Hainan Third Hospital rescues three cases of puffer fish poisoning: do not eat.