To sum it up, you should stay away from puffer fish, even dead ones, because they can still contain the toxin. The bad ...

The smile of a starry puffer, Arothron stellatus ... Rather than a venom they directly deploy, TTX is a poison carried passively by the fish. Puffers are immune to the toxin thanks to a genetic ...

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TO SAFEGUARD public health, Mandaue City has banned the sale, distribution and trade of raw, fresh or processed puffer fish, locally known as butete, due to its ...

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry is coming up with a regulation – make the sale of pufferfish illegal unless its toxins have been removed first. Amendments to the Food Act 1983 would forbid ...