Accident Alert
In June 2021, 8 people were involved in a restaurant Food poisoning incidents caused by eating wild puffer fish (provided by the patient).
Cause of poisoning
3～ In April, the subcutaneous fat content of puffer fish is the highest, and the meat is delicious, but it is also the most poisonous season of puffer fish. The toxicity of puffer fish is caused by the puffer toxin in its body. 0.5 mg can be fatal. The poisoning process is rapid and violent, and there is no specific antidote. The toxin of puffer fish is resistant to acid and high temperature, and it needs to be decomposed above 220℃. It is difficult to destroy by general cooking methods including salting, sun exposure, etc. The professionally treated puffer fish is not without toxicity, and excessive consumption is still possible. will cause harm to the body. Eating poisonous wild puffer fish can cause food poisoning.
Symptoms of poisoning
The incubation period of puffer toxin poisoning is generally between 10 minutes and Within 3 hours, the patient first feels abnormal in the face or hands and feet, and then may experience dizziness or paralysis, as well as gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, and then may experience shortness of breath, hypotension, convulsions, and arrhythmia. can cause death.
Poisoning Prevention
No fishing, no selling, No purchase, processing, or consumption of wild puffer fish, unapproved enterprises are not allowed to process whole puffer fish, and catering units are not allowed to provide consumers with wild puffer fish processing and production services.
Source: Zhuhai Market Supervision Administration
Editor: Zhuhai Market Supervision Team