The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety warned against the handling of toxic pufferfish and winged filefish in the fall when sea fishing increases. There are more than 120 types of pufferfish worldwide, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Brazilian man named Magno Sergio Gomes tragically died after ingesting a poisonous pufferfish that packs enough venom to kill 30 ...

A delicacy in Japanese cuisine, puffer fish (fugu) also contain a lethal toxin. Improperly prepared puffer fish can cause the person eating it to experience food poisoning and a swift death. Such a ...

The couple’s daughter, Ng Ai Lee, said her father purchased the puffer fish — a delicacy known to contain extremely potent poisons — from a local fish shop on March 25. “My parents have been buying ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An 83-year-old woman has died after eating a puffer fish in Johor, ...

A man is in a critical condition in a hospital in Hong Kong after consuming puffer fish and suffering suspected tetrodotoxin poisoning. The 65-year-old man developed facial numbness, general weakness ...

A Brazilian man who feasted on one of the most poisonous fishes in the world has died after spending five weeks in hospital fighting for his life, according to reports. Magno Sergio Gomes, 46, and his ...

Pufferfish is regarded as a luxury in Japan and a meal featuring the potentially poisonous delicacy can easily cost up to 20,000 yen ($125) at high-end restaurants. But now, adventurous foodies in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s unknown where the fish came from, but Brazil is home to more than 20 species of pufferfish. A dozen of them reside in ...