Cutting fragrant snails is forbidden by the state. Cutting fragrant snails is another name for weaving snails, and it is easy to cause food poisoning because it contains tetrodotoxin. The announcement of the former Ministry of Health in 2112 clearly required that no food production and business operation entity may purchase, process or sell weaving snails.

The poisoning caused by tetrodotoxin can cause dizziness, vomiting, numbness of lips and fingers, and even death in severe cases. The incubation period of poisoning is usually 11 minutes to 3 hours.

The toxin is stable to heat, and it can't be destroyed by boiling, salting and sun exposure. At present, there is no specific drug for detoxification.

The main reason for the poisoning of the snail is that the tetrodotoxin it contains will erode the central nervous system of the human body in a short time, causing poisoning symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, numbness of lips and fingers. The incubation period is as short as 5 minutes,

and the longest is 4 hours. Especially during the red tide, the snail is more toxic because it devours puffer fish eggs or eats toxic algae in the "red tide" and enriches and accumulates algal toxins.

For the poisoning caused by eating the snail,

At present, there is no specific drug to treat and detoxify. If consumers have symptoms of poisoning, they should immediately induce vomiting and go to the hospital.