BANGKOK, Thailand — Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of more than 15 people over the past three years, a doctor ...

Pufferfish is considered the most dangerous fish to eat; it is poisonous, potentially fatal. But if sliced properly, it can be quite tasty ...

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is best known as the neurotoxin of the puffer fish, though it also appears in a range of other marine species. You might remember it from an episode of The Simpsons involving a ...

Pufferfish can be served for human consumption as a delicacy called fugu. It is especially popular in Japan, but you may also see it available in other countries, including Korea, China, Singapore, ...

The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the warning in a statement in Abuja. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday cautioned the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Monday to more than 7 1/2 years in prison for obtaining a deadly puffer-fish toxin to deploy as a weapon, which federal authorities once ...

The puffer fish is poisonous, but not venomous, while a rattlesnake is venomous but not poisonous. Both can kill you with their toxins. Sound confusing? Let’s try to clear it up. A poison is any ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Monday to more than 7½ years in prison for obtaining a deadly puffer-fish toxin to deploy as a weapon, which federal authorities once accused ...