Elderly woman in Johor dies after eating puffer fish, husband in ICU

[Patriotmissile]

Some puffer fish are totally poison free. They are in certain parts of China. Must know the difference.

 

[syed putra]

bro, as a I get older, I am trying so hard to not be racist. But it is so hard to not be. I better go for Confession this Sunday.

And stay there. I the next life you may end up as a malay.

 

[tobelightlight]

This problem would not have happened if they are vegetarians.

 

[syed putra]

Not our fault. They forced us to be racist towards them.

(Chinese too stupid to eat the fish. Stick to pork and lard. )​

For some Malaysians, the forbidden fugu is a delicacy​

• Thursday, 30 Mar 2023

PETALING JAYA: Numbness in the face and mouth as well as difficulties in breathing are among the effects of consuming deadly toxins from puffer fish.
Until today, there is no anti-toxin that could treat poisoning caused by puffer fish, experts say.

Despite that, the fish – which is locally known as “ikan buntal” – is still a delicacy among select groups in the country.


According to the Fisheries Department, a total of 1,337 tonnes of puffer fish landings were recorded in 2020.

“Consumers who bought filleted puffer fish online must also be aware of the species, as most puffer fishes varieties are poisonous,” the department said in a statement yesterday.

“Under the Food Act 1983, sellers who are found to be selling food that is harmful to humans could be fined or jailed,” it added.

Meanwhile, department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain said that the public should avoid consuming unknown species of puffer fish.

Adnan also advised handlers of puffer fishes to be skillful in preparing the fish.

In Japan, where the fish is known as “fugu”, puffer fish handlers must be trained and certified by the government.

Fugu is usually served raw after removing the poisonous parts of the fish.

Relating his experience during a trip to Japan, ecommerce manager Evan Wong, 33, said he thought it would be an interesting and once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“I was at a market there and saw the dish on sale. After circling around the market several times, I decided to try it.

“After the first three bites, my face went numb which scared me.

“Finishing the fish also left me feeling numb for about five minutes before things returned to normal,” he said, adding that the experience also left him with slight shortness of breath.

In Sarawak, there was even a festival dedicated to the fish called “Pesta Ikan Buntal” held in Betong.

The villagers there would seek puffer fish for its tasty flesh, cooked in curry or spicy tamarind sauce, grilled or fried.

Meanwhile in Sabah – especially among the Bajau and Suluk ethnicities – there is a dish known locally as “sagol” or “sinagol”, which commonly consists of puffer fish meat and liver cooked in spices and tumeric.

A cook in a village in Semporna, Sabah, only known as Norisa, said she would ensure that only specific non-poisonous puffer fish was selected for the dish.

“We ensure that we use thorny puffer fish which is usually non-poisonous,” she said.

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Vice Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Abd Ghaffar backed this up by saying that not all species of puffer fish are poisonous.

The most common species in Malaysian waters, he said, is Lagocephalus lunaris (green puffer fish), which is noted for its bright yellow tails.
“Most poisonous species contain a kind of neurotoxin known as tetrodotoxins, found in the muscles and internal organs of the puffer fish, as well as the skin.
“However, puffer fish species with spiny skin are widely sold in Sabah and the Philippines markets were said to be non-poisonous,” the marine scientist specialising in Fish, Fisheries and Marine Environment told The Star.
Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow Prof Mustafa Ali Mohd explained that tetrodotoxin is commonly found in the liver, ovaries, skin and muscles of the puffer fish.
The toxin acts as a sodium blocker that inhibits minerals mobility through the cell membrane, which then leads to muscle paralysis.
“The poisoned victim may be conscious but will experience difficulty in breathing and eventually may die due to suffocation or asphyxia.
“The victim may feel tingling, numbness or paresthesia, especially in the mouth and arms,” the Mahsa University professor in medicine said.
Prof Mustafa said the victim might be able to survive the poisoning if early treatment was given.
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[blackmondy]

(Chinese too stupid to eat the fish. Stick to pork and lard. )​

For some Malaysians, the forbidden fugu is a delicacy​

• Thursday, 30 Mar 2023

PETALING JAYA: Numbness in the face and mouth as well as difficulties in breathing are among the effects of consuming deadly toxins from puffer fish.
Until today, there is no anti-toxin that could treat poisoning caused by puffer fish, experts say.

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Despite that, the fish – which is locally known as “ikan buntal” – is still a delicacy among select groups in the country.


According to the Fisheries Department, a total of 1,337 tonnes of puffer fish landings were recorded in 2020.

“Consumers who bought filleted puffer fish online must also be aware of the species, as most puffer fishes varieties are poisonous,” the department said in a statement yesterday.

“Under the Food Act 1983, sellers who are found to be selling food that is harmful to humans could be fined or jailed,” it added.

Meanwhile, department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain said that the public should avoid consuming unknown species of puffer fish.

Adnan also advised handlers of puffer fishes to be skillful in preparing the fish.

In Japan, where the fish is known as “fugu”, puffer fish handlers must be trained and certified by the government.

Fugu is usually served raw after removing the poisonous parts of the fish.

Relating his experience during a trip to Japan, ecommerce manager Evan Wong, 33, said he thought it would be an interesting and once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“I was at a market there and saw the dish on sale. After circling around the market several times, I decided to try it.

“After the first three bites, my face went numb which scared me.

“Finishing the fish also left me feeling numb for about five minutes before things returned to normal,” he said, adding that the experience also left him with slight shortness of breath.

In Sarawak, there was even a festival dedicated to the fish called “Pesta Ikan Buntal” held in Betong.

The villagers there would seek puffer fish for its tasty flesh, cooked in curry or spicy tamarind sauce, grilled or fried.

Meanwhile in Sabah – especially among the Bajau and Suluk ethnicities – there is a dish known locally as “sagol” or “sinagol”, which commonly consists of puffer fish meat and liver cooked in spices and tumeric.

A cook in a village in Semporna, Sabah, only known as Norisa, said she would ensure that only specific non-poisonous puffer fish was selected for the dish.

“We ensure that we use thorny puffer fish which is usually non-poisonous,” she said.

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Vice Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Abd Ghaffar backed this up by saying that not all species of puffer fish are poisonous.

The most common species in Malaysian waters, he said, is Lagocephalus lunaris (green puffer fish), which is noted for its bright yellow tails.
“Most poisonous species contain a kind of neurotoxin known as tetrodotoxins, found in the muscles and internal organs of the puffer fish, as well as the skin.
“However, puffer fish species with spiny skin are widely sold in Sabah and the Philippines markets were said to be non-poisonous,” the marine scientist specialising in Fish, Fisheries and Marine Environment told The Star.
Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow Prof Mustafa Ali Mohd explained that tetrodotoxin is commonly found in the liver, ovaries, skin and muscles of the puffer fish.
The toxin acts as a sodium blocker that inhibits minerals mobility through the cell membrane, which then leads to muscle paralysis.
“The poisoned victim may be conscious but will experience difficulty in breathing and eventually may die due to suffocation or asphyxia.
“The victim may feel tingling, numbness or paresthesia, especially in the mouth and arms,” the Mahsa University professor in medicine said.
Prof Mustafa said the victim might be able to survive the poisoning if early treatment was given.
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So what's your point? You think your IQ will increase with your reply?

 

[glockman]

And stay there. I the next life you may end up as a malay.

That's so scary!!! I better make sure that doesn't happen.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Elderly woman who died did not know she was eating poisonous fish​

March 29, 2023 @ 9:59pm

KLUANG: Octogenarian Lim Siew Guan, who died after eating puffer fish at Kampung Chamek, Paloh, on Saturday, had no idea that the fish she prepared was poisonous.

According to the victim's daughter, Ng Ai Lee, 51, her father, Eng Kuai Sin @ Ng Chuan Sing, 84, bought the fish from a peddler who sells from a van that comes to his old folks' home.

She said her family was sad and regrets that the seller did not inform her father, a regular customer, that the fish he bought was poisonous.

"This is the first time my father had bought this type of fish. When my brother brought my parents to the hospital, my father told him that he did not know the fish he bought was puffer fish and was poisonous.

"This is the first time my parents ate puffer fish. They would not have taken it for fun because they are careful and health-conscious people.

"I contacted the seller before my mother passed away, and it's true that my father has been buying fish from this seller roughly once a week.

"The seller said that he has been selling puffer fish all this while and his customers have been okay. The seller also said that the poisoning could be due to other food or my parents' health," she said when contacted.

Ng said her mother was buried in a Chinese cemetery near their house today, while her father still lay unconscious in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, here.

"I hope the authorities will take appropriate action so that no one else will become a casualty because the sale of poisonous fish is not regulated.

"An earlier statement that said my father bought the fish via Facebook is not true. Right now my family is facing a difficult time and we don't know what actions to take, other than make a police report.

"However, we hope that the authorities will do right by my parents who fell victim to the irresponsibility of the fish seller, who would risk other people's lives for their own benefit," she said.

Previously, the media reported that an elderly woman died while her husband was being treated in the ICU after eating puffer fish on Saturday.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/...-poisonous-fish

He bought without knowing what fish he bought?

 

[blackmondy]

The ghost of the elderly woman should pay the fishmonger a visit.

 

[mojito]

Elderly woman who died did not know she was eating poisonous fish​

March 29, 2023 @ 9:59pm

KLUANG: Octogenarian Lim Siew Guan, who died after eating puffer fish at Kampung Chamek, Paloh, on Saturday, had no idea that the fish she prepared was poisonous.

The usual racies will keep talking to show their stupidity.

 

[mojito]

The ghost of the elderly woman should pay the fishmonger a visit.

Why? She got early tick it to 72 virgins.

 

[Balls2U]

The old fart husband has also just kicked the bucket.

https://goodyfeed.com/pufferfish-johor/

 

[blackmondy]

The old fart husband has also just kicked the bucket.

https://goodyfeed.com/pufferfish-johor/

Their ghosts should pay the fishmonger a visit.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

The old fart husband has also just kicked the bucket.

https://goodyfeed.com/pufferfish-johor/

At least natural selection still works

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

I saw many puffer fish being sold as ikan kuning in ntuc

 

[k1976]

Only a top qualified Japanese chef can cook puffer fish...he will know where to cut away the poisonous pouch.

No easy to handle... Even pro cooked also got some residue of neuro toxin, when u eat the meat, can feel tge stingy feeling

 

[k1976]

Elderly woman who died did not know she was eating poisonous fish​

March 29, 2023 @ 9:59pm

KLUANG: Octogenarian Lim Siew Guan, who died after eating puffer fish at Kampung Chamek, Paloh, on Saturday, had no idea that the fish she prepared was poisonous.

According to the victim's daughter, Ng Ai Lee, 51, her father, Eng Kuai Sin @ Ng Chuan Sing, 84, bought the fish from a peddler who sells from a van that comes to his old folks' home.

She said her family was sad and regrets that the seller did not inform her father, a regular customer, that the fish he bought was poisonous.

"This is the first time my father had bought this type of fish. When my brother brought my parents to the hospital, my father told him that he did not know the fish he bought was puffer fish and was poisonous.

"This is the first time my parents ate puffer fish. They would not have taken it for fun because they are careful and health-conscious people.

"I contacted the seller before my mother passed away, and it's true that my father has been buying fish from this seller roughly once a week.

"The seller said that he has been selling puffer fish all this while and his customers have been okay. The seller also said that the poisoning could be due to other food or my parents' health," she said when contacted.

Ng said her mother was buried in a Chinese cemetery near their house today, while her father still lay unconscious in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital, here.

"I hope the authorities will take appropriate action so that no one else will become a casualty because the sale of poisonous fish is not regulated.

"An earlier statement that said my father bought the fish via Facebook is not true. Right now my family is facing a difficult time and we don't know what actions to take, other than make a police report.

"However, we hope that the authorities will do right by my parents who fell victim to the irresponsibility of the fish seller, who would risk other people's lives for their own benefit," she said.

Previously, the media reported that an elderly woman died while her husband was being treated in the ICU after eating puffer fish on Saturday.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/...-poisonous-fish

Tiagong, ish a painless up lorry according to some survivor

 

[Patriotmissile]

In Fuckian province the fishermen fish a kind of puffer fish that is non poisonous.
it becomes poisonous due to its diet of toxins and stuff. If they don't feed on these, they are non poisonous.

 

[Loofydralb]

bro, as a I get older, I am trying so hard to not be racist. But it is so hard to not be. I better go for Confession this Sunday.

Why need confession when being racist is not a sin in your religion?

 

[butoh6050]

They should not even be selling puffer fish in the market without warning signs.
They could have bought it without knowing what is was or the seller could have offered them a low price on the fishes knowing it was difficult to sell.

 

[eatshitndie]

she huffed and puffed and finally succumbed to being snuffed.