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, ...

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, ...

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. A Brazilian man named Magno Sergio Gomes tragically died after ingesting a poisonous pufferfish that packs enough venom to kill 30 ...