At present, puffer fish can't be sold in the catering industry. It belongs to Article 34 of the Food Safety Law: "It is forbidden to operate food that does not meet the food safety requirements". In order to protect the public's health and life safety, it is strictly forbidden for operators to sell puffer fish before the corresponding standards are issued by the state.

Legal basis:

The State Council Notice of the Office of the US Food and Drug Administration on Relevant Issues Concerning the Handling of Pufferfish by Catering Service Providers. Food safety supervision departments of catering services around the country should strengthen supervision and inspection of catering service providers operating puffer fish within their jurisdiction. Anyone who deals in puffer fish (or uses other alternative names) shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 85 of the Food Safety Law.

Article 34 of the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) prohibits the production and operation of the following foods, food additives and food-related products:

(1) Foods produced using non-food raw materials or using chemicals other than food additives and other substances that may endanger human health, or foods produced using recycled foods as raw materials;

(2) Pathogenic microorganisms, foods, food additives and food-related products with pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, biotoxins, heavy metals and other substances harmful to human health exceeding food safety standards;

(3) Foods and food additives produced by using food raw materials and food additives that have exceeded the shelf life;

(4) Foods that use food additives beyond the scope and limit;

(five) the main and auxiliary foods specially designed for infants and other specific groups whose nutritional components do not meet the food safety standards;

(six) food and food additives that are spoiled, rancid, moldy, unclean, mixed with foreign substances, and adulterated with false or abnormal sensory properties;

(seven) poultry, livestock, animals, aquatic animals and their products that died of illness, poisoning or unknown causes;

(eight) meat that has not been quarantined or failed to pass the quarantine according to the regulations, or meat products that have not been inspected or failed to pass the inspection;

(nine) food and food additives contaminated by packaging materials, containers and means of transport;

(ten) food and food additives with false production date, shelf life or beyond the shelf life;

(eleven) unlabeled prepackaged foods and food additives;

(12) Foods whose production and marketing are explicitly prohibited by the state for special needs such as disease prevention;

(thirteen) other foods, food additives and food-related products that do not meet the laws, regulations or food safety standards.