Pufferfish

JOHOR, MALAYSIA— A suspected case of pufferfish poisoning led to the death of an elderly couple in Chamek Village, with one person dead and the other being ...

Puffer fish, also known as “ikan buntal” in Malay, is a highly toxic fish species and can be used as an ornamental fish. It was around 4 pm at that time, and he immediately took his parents to Kluang Hospital. Additionally, he has appealed to fish vendors to actively ban the sale of puffer fish and urged the public to refrain from purchasing fish with unclear origins. [proposed a ban on the sale of puffer fish in 2017](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/03/ministry-sale-of-pufferfish-will-be-made-illegal-soon/?fbclid=IwAR19bl77WERcxrJCjU9v5WwyuUkoN2-_w81rKuPgCSRCYGRpyCHLBAcUWlE), and had even drafted a bill to amend it. He said that he had reported the incident to the Malaysia’s Ministry of Health, and officials had come to take away both the cooked and uncooked pufferfish for testing. His father was in good condition when he was admitted to the hospital, but his condition worsened and he was transferred to the ICU at night.

JOHOR BAHRU: An 83-year-old woman in Kluang, Johor has died after eating puffer fish while her husband is still being treated in the Intensive Care Unit ...

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An 83-year-old woman in Malaysia died on Saturday (Mar. 25) after consuming pufferfish for lunch. Her cause of death was identified as food poisoning, possibly ...

Ling told The Star that the online seller who had sold the fish to the couple had also sold 15kg of pufferfish to four customers in Chamek, four others in Paloh and one in Yong Peng. "The simplest way is to avoid consuming pufferfish entirely." [Telegram](https://t.me/mothershipsg) to get the latest updates. SFA advises the public never to consume pufferfish or related fish, like porcupine fish, that have been caught in the wild and prepared by amateurs. He said they had procured the fish from Mersing.He wrote that customers would mostly order the pufferfish via Facebook and advised those who had purchased them not to eat them. The couple's son told local media that his father had received five pufferfish from the street vendor in the morning, and his mother fried two for lunch.

An elderly woman in Johor died after eating pufferfish while her husband remained in the ICU. They reportedly ordered the fish online.

[Sin Chew Daily](https://www.sinchew.com.my/?p=4572904) reported that the elder Mr Huang was in a stable condition when he arrived at the hospital but is now in a coma. [Oriental Daily](https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/28/556043). [China Press](https://johor.chinapress.com.my/20230327/%E7%96%91%E5%90%83%E9%B8%A1%E8%85%BF%E9%B1%BC%E4%B8%AD%E6%AF%92-%E8%80%81%E5%A6%87%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E4%B8%88%E5%A4%ABicu%E6%8A%A2%E6%95%91/). [The Star](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/29/woman-dies-after-eating-puffer-fish-hubby-warded-in-icu) that the pufferfish has been traced to a fisherman from Mersing, who then sold them to a distributor in Batu Pahat to be processed. [Oriental Daily News](https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/28/556043) reported. [The Star](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/28/senior-citizen-dies-after-eating-pufferfish) that Madam Lin was shivering and had breathing difficulties. [said](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/03/29/woman-dies-after-eating-puffer-fish-hubby-warded-in-icu) that the cause of Madam Lin’s death was “food poisoning with neurological manifestation resulting in respiratory failure and irregular heart rate, possibly due to toxin ingestion”. [China Press](https://johor.chinapress.com.my/20230327/%E7%96%91%E5%90%83%E9%B8%A1%E8%85%BF%E9%B1%BC%E4%B8%AD%E6%AF%92-%E8%80%81%E5%A6%87%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E4%B8%88%E5%A4%ABicu%E6%8A%A2%E6%95%91/), the couple’s son said that his mother, 83-year-old Madam Lin Xiu Wan, fried two of the fish for lunch. [https://t.me/mustsharenews](https://tsl.to/telegram/msn) [Sin Chew Daily](https://www.sinchew.com.my/?p=4570399), the elderly couple ordered the pufferfish through Facebook and received it on Saturday morning (25 Mar). [Singapore Food Agency (SFA)](https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food-information/risk-at-a-glance/pufferfish-101), this harmless-looking creature contains a toxin that’s so deadly, just 0.002g of it is enough to kill an adult human. [fish](https://mustsharenews.com/1000-rare-fish-malaysia/) is a common item to have at mealtimes, there are some species that are dangerous or even lethal to consume if not prepared properly.