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| Japan: hunt for deadly fugu fish sold in error by supermarket | Japan: hunt for deadly fugu fish sold in error by supermarket |
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| Loudspeakers across Gamagori warn people not to eat delicacy after five packages were sold without removing poisonous livers | Loudspeakers across Gamagori warn people not to eat delicacy after five packages were sold without removing poisonous livers |
| Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse |
| Tue 16 Jan 2018 04.10 GMT | Tue 16 Jan 2018 04.10 GMT |
| Last modified on Tue 16 Jan 2018 22.00 GMT | |
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| A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish after a mix-up saw toxic parts of the delicacy go on sale. | A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish after a mix-up saw toxic parts of the delicacy go on sale. |
| A supermarket in Gamagori in central Japan sold five packages of fugu fish without removing the livers, which can contain a deadly poison. | A supermarket in Gamagori in central Japan sold five packages of fugu fish without removing the livers, which can contain a deadly poison. |
| Three of the potentially lethal specimens have been located, but the other two remain at large, local official Koji Takayanagi said. | Three of the potentially lethal specimens have been located, but the other two remain at large, local official Koji Takayanagi said. |
| “We are calling for residents to avoid eating fugu, using Gamagori city’s emergency wireless system,” which broadcasts over loudspeakers located around the city. | “We are calling for residents to avoid eating fugu, using Gamagori city’s emergency wireless system,” which broadcasts over loudspeakers located around the city. |
| “Three packages will be retrieved today but we still don’t know where the remaining two are.” | “Three packages will be retrieved today but we still don’t know where the remaining two are.” |
| Fugu is one of Japan’s most expensive winter delicacies, and is often served in thin slices of sashimi or hot pot. | Fugu is one of Japan’s most expensive winter delicacies, and is often served in thin slices of sashimi or hot pot. |
| But the fish’s skin, intestine, ovaries and liver contain a poison called tetrodotoxin that can be fatal. | But the fish’s skin, intestine, ovaries and liver contain a poison called tetrodotoxin that can be fatal. |
| The part of the fish that contains the deadly poison differs from one kind of fugu to another. | The part of the fish that contains the deadly poison differs from one kind of fugu to another. |
| Japanese chefs are required to obtain a special permit to prepare the fish, but several people in Japan are killed each year by incorrectly prepared fugu, with dozens more suffering non-fatal side effects, according to the health ministry. | Japanese chefs are required to obtain a special permit to prepare the fish, but several people in Japan are killed each year by incorrectly prepared fugu, with dozens more suffering non-fatal side effects, according to the health ministry. |
| “Eating a blowfish liver can paralyse motor nerves, and in a serious case cause respiratory arrest leading to death,” regional officials said in a warning statement. | “Eating a blowfish liver can paralyse motor nerves, and in a serious case cause respiratory arrest leading to death,” regional officials said in a warning statement. |
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| Seafood | Seafood |
| Asia Pacific | Asia Pacific |
| Food & drink | Food & drink |
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