Is eating puffer fish prohibited in the country?

Yes, the country prohibits eating it, and eating it will result in corresponding penalties.

In 1990, the former Ministry of Health issued the "Measures for the Hygienic Management of Aquatic Products," which clearly stipulated that "puffer fish is highly toxic and must not enter the market."

A few days ago, the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Health Commission The Planning Commission, the State Food and Drug Administration and other three ministries and commissions entrusted relevant units to hold a hearing on the "Notice on Conditional Liberalization of Production and Operation of Breeding Rivers" to be jointly issued. The China Fisheries Association publicly stated that my country will conditionally liberalize the production and operation. The production and operation of breeding pufferfish.

A person in charge of the association said that there are many conditions for allowing pufferfish to enter the market. First of all, in terms of species, there are more than 40 kinds of pufferfish commonly found along the coast of my country. However, only the red-finned pufferfish and the dark-striped pufferfish are allowed to be cultured and produced because after years of breeding trials, the toxicity of these two types of puffer fish has been very low, "even reaching the non-toxic level." In addition, production and operation companies must be reviewed and registered. Only the above two types of processed puffer fish can be sold to the market. In other words, live puffer fish or unprocessed puffer fish cannot be legally circulated in the market, and wild puffer fish is expressly prohibited.

Measures to prevent puffer fish food poisoning:

First of all, we should learn to understand puffer fish, consciously do not buy or eat it, and do not believe in rumors such as "artificially cultured puffer fish has low or non-toxic toxicity."

Second, producers and operators should enhance their awareness of law-abiding, strictly implement national laws and relevant regulations, consciously avoid selling, fishing and processing puffer fish, and eliminate potential food safety hazards.

Relevant laws stipulate: "Food that does not meet food safety requirements is prohibited from sale." The State Administration for Market Regulation explicitly prohibits food operators from selling puffer fish. Recently, the Zhongshan Municipal Administration for Market Regulation reminded food operators to strictly implement national laws and relevant regulations and consciously avoid selling, buying, fishing and processing puffer fish.

Legal Basis

"Wild Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 4: The state prioritizes the protection of wild animals, regulates their use, The principle of strict supervision encourages the conduct of wildlife scientific research, cultivates citizens' awareness of wildlife protection, and promotes the harmonious development of man and nature.

Article 5 The state protects wild animals and their habitats. People's governments at or above the county level should formulate plans and measures related to the protection of wild animals and their habitats, and include wildlife protection funds in their budgets.

The state encourages citizens, legal persons and other organizations to participate in wildlife protection activities through donations, funding, volunteer services, etc. in accordance with the law and support public welfare undertakings of wildlife protection.