Why is eating puffer fish poisoned?

The toxicity of puffer fish is caused by tetrodotoxin in its body.

Pufferfish poisoning is no joke. In severe cases, it can lead to dyspnea and often die within a few hours. Don't eat it.

March-April every year is the spawning season for puffer fish. 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. Tetrodotoxin 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 it can kill people with only 0.48 mg.

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Measures to prevent puffer fish food poisoning;

First of all, we must learn to know puffer fish, consciously not to buy or eat, and don't believe rumors such as "cultured puffer fish is little or non-toxic".

Secondly, producers and operators should strengthen 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 risks.

Article 34 of China's Food Safety Law stipulates that "it is forbidden to operate foods that do not meet food safety requirements", and the State Administration of Market Supervision explicitly prohibits food operators from operating and selling puffer fish. Recently, Zhongshan Municipal Market Supervision Administration specially reminded that food operators should strictly implement national laws and relevant regulations and consciously not sell, buy, fish or process puffer fish.

The masses should raise their awareness of self-protection, improve their understanding of puffer fish and its toxicity, and eliminate the fluky psychology of "eating puffer fish". Don't pick up abandoned fish in coastal areas, especially at the seaside, and don't go to the roadside or the market to buy fish you don't know.

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