Ji'nan catering units strictly prohibit the operation of puffer to remind the public not to eat.
Shandong business daily / > yesterday, Ji'nan food and Drug Administration issued 1 early warning information this year, Ji'nan has no one The restaurant and restaurant units have obtained the qualification of puffer fish and reminded the public not to eat it to prevent poisoning.
the puffer fish has a round body, a small head and a small tail, a bright spot or color on the back, no scales, smooth or fine thorns on the body, and a clear incisor. The poisoning of puffer fish is that it contains tetrodotoxin in its body and is toxic and stable. It can not be destroyed by 100 - 8 hours, salt and sun, which is equivalent to 1250 times the toxicity of sodium cyanide.
puffer fish poisoning usually occurs in half an hour to 3 hours after eating. The initial symptoms were numbness in the fingers, lips and tongue, and tingling sensation. Then it developed to paralysis of the extremities and soft paralysis of the whole body. The heart rate changed from acceleration to slow, the blood pressure dropped, the pupil contracted first and then magnified, and the severe patients died of respiratory failure. At present, there is no effective antidote for tetrodotoxin. After poisoning, except for gastric lavage and vomiting, early application of L-cysteine should be given.
the Ji'nan food and Drug Administration said that, as of now, no catering unit in Ji'nan has obtained the qualification of the fish fish, so the food and beverage service units are strictly prohibited to purchase, process and sell the fish fish. The food and Drug Administration (sub Bureau) of the counties (cities) will also strengthen the supervision and inspection of the catering service units, strengthen the publicity and education of the food safety knowledge about the poisonous and harmful food such as puffer fish, and strictly investigate and deal with the illegal operation of the puffer fish for the catering service units.
at the same time, consumers need to improve their self-protection consciousness and not buy and eat puffer fish. After eating the puffer fish, if the symptoms such as numbness of the lips are similar to the symptoms of nervous system poisoning, they should go to the hospital immediately. Consumers should report to the local food and drug regulatory authorities when they find that they are purchasing, processing and selling puffer fish. The telephone number is 12331.