The fugu fish's skins, intestines, ovaries and livers contain a poison called tetrodotoxin that can be fatal. Photo: AFP/Shutterstock
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.
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