Pufferfish can be served for human consumption as a delicacy called fugu. It is especially popular in Japan, but you may also see it available in other countries, including Korea, China, Singapore, ...

In Japan, puffer fish is considered a delicacy, but the tickle to the taste buds comes with a tickle to the nerves: fugu contains tetrodotoxin, a strong nerve toxin. In low doses, tetrodotoxin is ...

The Thai Food and Drug Administration has prohibited the serving of puffer fish after a recent spate of food poisoning. Vendors serving the fish could now face a maximum jail sentence of two years and ...

An elderly couple from Malaysia have died after consuming poisonous pufferfish, leading their family to call for stricter regulations on the dish. The couple, Ng Chuan Sing and Lim Siew Guan, had ...

A man who cooked and ate a poisonous pufferfish that was gifted to him fell into a coma and died 35 days later, according to reports. Magno Sergio Gomes, 46, died in a hospital in Espirito Santos, ...

A new study finds that puffer fish use non-toxic analogs of their famous defense poison for signalling and communication through smell, with implications for the study of their spawning and ...

A man is in a critical condition in a hospital in Hong Kong after consuming puffer fish and suffering suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning. The 65-year-old man developed facial numbness, general weakness ...

Public health officials in Hong Kong have investigated a number of recent food poisoning cases linked to a range of different foods. Earlier this week, the Centre for Health Protection Almost 30 cases ...

Doctors suspect neurotoxin contamination in seafood at a Vizhinjam restaurant, linked to severe illnesses and fatalities.

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