PETALING JAYA: Stern action can be taken against traders if they are found selling any produce that has substances that are poisonous, harmful or injurious to health, says the Fisheries director-general.
Guessing game: Once the fish is cleaned, it is hard to identify the highly toxic pufferfish from other types of fish.
He added that the risky sale of pufferfish prepared by those who are not certified warrants serious attention. On Saturday, Eng Kuai Sin @ Ng Chuan Sing, 84, who was in a coma after eating pufferfish with his wife two weeks ago, died at the intensive care unit of Hospital Enche’ Besar Hajjah Kalsom in Kluang.Eng was admitted to the ICU after the couple ate pufferfish bought online from a supplier in Batu Pahat who gets his supplies from fishermen in Endau.
“All big fish that are cut into slices will look alike. You could ask the fishmonger, if he is honest about what you are purchasing.Friends of the Earth Malaysia’s Meena Raman said the sale and consumption of the deadly fish show there is still not enough awareness.“The fishmonger who sold the fish to unsuspecting consumers must be taken to task.
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