Poisoning by puffer fish is not a joke. In severe cases, it causes difficulty in breathing and often dies within a few hours. Do not eat it.
March to April every year is the spawning season for puffer fish. At this time, puffer fish has high subcutaneous fat content and delicious meat, and it is also the most toxic season for puffer fish. The toxicity of puffer fish is caused by tetrodotoxin in its body, which is one of the most toxic non-protein substances found in nature at present, belonging to a neurotoxin. Its toxicity is equivalent to 1250 times that of the highly toxic drug sodium cyanide, and only 0.48 mg is needed to kill people.
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Measures to prevent puffer fish food poisoning:
First of all, we should learn to know puffer fish, consciously do not buy or eat them, and don't believe rumors such as "farmed puffer fish is less toxic or non-toxic".
Secondly, producers and operators should strengthen their awareness of abiding by the law, strictly implement national laws and relevant regulations, and consciously avoid selling, fishing and processing puffer fish to eliminate food safety risks.
Article 34 of China's Food Safety Law stipulates that "it is forbidden to operate foods that do not meet the 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 do 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 near the beach, and don't go to the roadside or market to buy fish you don't know.
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