The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s clinical description of tetrodotoxin is as follows: “The consumption of toxic amounts of tetrodotoxin results primarily in neurologic and ...

A Japanese 10-year-old has become the youngest person authorized to prepare "fugu" pufferfish — a delicacy that can kill if its poisonous parts are not properly removed. Fifth grader Karin Tabira ...

Eating a Japanese blowfish can definitely kill you, but you can rest assured this 10-year-old girl will prepare it safely. The fugu, also known as blowfish, preparation certification test is one of ...

A plate of fugu prepared in Japan. - Li Dekun/Getty Images America is a famously permissive country when it comes to food. While countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland may discourage certain ...

A supermarket in central Japan sold several packages of the fish containing potentially deadly parts. Officials have issued a warning to residents. Officials in the central Japanese city of Gamagori ...

The seaside city of Shimonoseki in southern Japan has a desirable specialty in the culinary world – the potentially deadly delicacy fugu. Also called blowfish or pufferfish, fugu is available ...

Ackee, the national fruit of Jamaica contains a toxin called hypoglycin. Eating unripe Ackee fruit may result in the ...

Legally, at least, no institution in Jiangsu is permitted to certify fugu chefs, says Peng Dongsheng, deputy chairman of the Jiangsu Cuisine Association. The central government still considers fugu ...

Ordering fugu in Japan means placing your life in someone else's hands. This isn't hyperbole—it's a simple fact. The dish has caused deaths over the centuries, with documented cases appearing ...

Officials in the central Japanese city of Gamagori are warning residents not to eat blowfish purchased from a local supermarket after potentially deadly parts of the fish were inadvertently sold. The ...