PETALING JAYA: Those who wish to consume the sea cucumber during Chinese New Year, considered a delicacy, should purchase it from a trusted source to avoid any poisoning, said Universiti Sains Malaysia's marine biologist Prof Dr Zulfigar Yasin.
He said that in recent years, some unscrupulous traders had mixed poisonous sea cucumbers with non-poisonous ones due to high demand.
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