Sale of pufferfish with dangerous toxins prohibited, says Health DG


PUTRAJAYA: Pufferfish that contain dangerous toxins are not allowed to be sold in Malaysia, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said the sale of pufferfish was controlled under the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority Act 1972 and that Section 13 of the Food Act 1983 prohibits the sale of any food that has in or upon it any substance which is poisonous, harmful or otherwise injurious to health.

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