Nowadays, people's diet is not limited to meat and vegetables. Their dietary requirements are also constantly improving. The nutritional balance of food has attracted more attention. Deep-sea fish has become one of the popular foods. But there is also something to be careful about when choosing seafood. If you eat it incorrectly, it may lead to poisoning. Recently, there was an incident of poisoning from eating deep-sea fish.

Deep Sea Fish Poisoning Incidents

Minfukang reports that recently, a number of patients have been suspected of eating contaminated wild conger eels and suffered severe poisoning in the Zhuhai area. Condition.

On September 24, Mr. Huang from Zhuhai bought an "oil cone" deep-sea eel at the market and ate the fish at the bar that night. Except for the youngest son who does not eat fish, the whole family, Mr. Huang's wife, two daughters and relatives all had symptoms such as vomiting and abdominal pain and were rushed to the local hospital for treatment.

After examination by the relevant doctors, it was learned that Mr. Huang and his family had accidentally ingested a very rare ciguatera toxin. Mr. Huang himself reported that his tongue was numb and his mouth was numb when eating fish, which made him feel very uncomfortable after eating. By about 9 o'clock in the evening, I started to suffer from collapse and sweating, and my wife's condition became more serious because she ate a large fish belly.

Follow-up of the Deep Sea Fish Poisoning Incident

Minfukang reported that after the incident, the local Food and Drug Administration immediately launched an investigation into the incident and conducted inspections of large wild fish sold in the market. Fish will be inspected and the sale of such foods will be suspended, including moray eels, groupers, squid, etc. Relevant emergency notices were posted in the wet markets to inform consumers, and all catering units were required to effectively implement their main responsibilities for food safety, carefully investigate and reduce hidden dangers, and prevent the recurrence of deep-sea fish poisoning incidents.

What is ciguatera toxin?

Minfukang learned that ciguatera toxin is a marine algae toxin. There is currently no specific medicine that can directly treat this type of toxin. Emergency first aid The measures are to induce vomiting and gastric lavage of the toxins that have been ingested into the human body, to help replenish blood volume and correct the imbalance of water, electrolytes and acid-base balance. At the same time, attention should be paid to avoid eating deep-sea fish again in 3-6 months.

Why are wild moray eels poisoned?

Wild moray eels and wild marine fish living near coral reefs may be caused by big fish eating small fish, and small fish eating corals. of toxic algae, leading to the presence of ciguatera toxin in fish. According to the local Food Inspection Bureau, ciguatera toxin cannot be detected through conventional means, and there are no obvious abnormalities in the senses of rain, smell and taste.

Minfukang would like to remind the general public that they must be careful when eating deep-sea fish, especially large deep-sea coral fish, to avoid toxins hidden inside the fish. For safety reasons, it is best not to eat the internal organs. At the same time, when purchasing deep-sea fish, it is best to leave the purchased fish for a few days to wait for the toxins to be eliminated before eating. When eating, make sure it is cooked at high temperature to avoid poisoning due to undercooking.