Their bodies are laced with a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin. It's up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. So poisonous that one puffer fish can kill 30 adult humans. So poisonous that ...

Almost all pufferfish species have a final ferocious protective measure: a powerful neurotoxin. Tetrodotoxin - often shortened to TTX - was named for the fish but scientists have since found it in ...

Sabah will consider banning the sale of pufferfish, or ikan buntal, after several cases of poisoning from the fish’s toxins ...

The tetrodotoxin found in fugu is more toxic ... More from Retail There are over 120 species of puffer fish, and 22 different kinds are approved by the Japanese government for use in restaurants.

Sabah has reported five suspected cases of pufferfish poisoning this month, with two victims still hospitalised and receiving ...

Five cases of puffer fish toxin poisoning have been detected in Sabah over the past two weeks, says the Sabah Health ...

Fugu, or pufferfish, is a Japanese delicacy that has captured the attention of food lovers worldwide. However, preparing it is no easy task. This fish contains a deadly toxin called tetrodotoxin, ...

Four members of a family have been rushed to hospital with suspected toxin poisoning after consuming pufferfish, the latest ...

Deputy chief minister Jeffrey Kitingan says the fish is freely sold in the state’s markets despite its high toxicity.

The tetrodotoxin found in fugu is more toxic ... There's another reason tiger fugu is getting more expensive: overfishing. Tiger puffer fish is near threatened, and in 2005 the Japanese government ...