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Written by: Wang Jieen
2020-04-24 17:52
Date of last update: 2020-04-24 17:52The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that a 65-year-old man cooked his puffer fish caught in Hong Kong for lunch. He developed facial paralysis, general weakness and respiratory failure about two hours later. The current condition is critical and suspected to be related to puffer fish consumption.
The CFS pointed out that tetrodotoxin is a highly toxic water-soluble neurotoxin. There is no known antidote or antitoxin that can be decomposed. It urges the public not to consume puffer fish.
A 65-year-old man cooks his puffer fish caught in Hong Kong for lunch. The situation is critical. (Gettyimages / Visual China)
Respiratory failure occurs 2 hours after eating
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that a 65-year-old man caught puffer fish in Hong Kong and cooked it for lunch at home yesterday (23rd). He suffered facial paralysis, general weakness and respiratory failure about two hours later.
He went to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Prince of Wales Hospital on the same day and was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital. He is now in critical condition.
Tetrodotoxin does not decompose during cooking
A CHP spokesperson explained that pufferfish consumption is the main cause of tetrodotoxin-induced food poisoning. Tetrodotoxin is a highly toxic water-soluble neurotoxin that can affect the central nervous system.
The spokesman added that tetrodotoxin is mainly concentrated in the liver, gonads and skin of puffer fish. Tetrodotoxin is a heat-resistant toxin and will not be decomposed during cooking, air drying or refrigeration. Tetrodotoxin poisoning can affect the respiratory and circulatory systems and can be fatal in severe cases.
A diagram of the pufferfish poisonous parts. (Hong Kong 01 Cartography)
No antidote can decompose
The Center continued that there is no known antidote or antitoxin that can decompose tetrodotoxin, and it is recommended that members of the public should avoid buying and slaughtering puffer fish for meal use.
Samples of radish fruit from merchants in Zhuyuan Market were found to contain excessive pathogenic bacteria Bacillus cereus. (Link Link website)
The radish fruit samples in Zhuyuan Market exceed the standard
In addition, the Food Safety Center of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department also announced that a radish fruit sample was found to contain excessive pathogenic bacteria Bacillus cereus, and the merchants have been instructed to stop selling the affected products immediately.
It is understood that the retail store in question is Zhuyuan Market, and the store name is "Lin Xinglong". The center took samples from the store for testing, and the samples contained 140,000 Bacillus cereus per gram, which exceeded the standard. According to Hong Kong's "Guidelines on the Microbiological Content of Food", if the ready-to-eat food contains more than 100,000 Bacillus cereus per gram, it is "unsatisfactory".
May cause vomiting and diarrhea
The spokesman pointed out that Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. If the process of making or storing food is not hygienic, it can cause the bacteria to multiply. Eating foods containing excessive amounts of Bacillus cereus or its heat-resistant toxins may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, such as vomiting and diarrhea.
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The spokesman said that the center had informed the merchants concerned about the results of the above-mentioned unqualified tests, and had ordered the immediate suspension of the affected products and went to the production plant for investigation. If there is sufficient evidence, the center will prosecute.
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