On May 19, the customer said that the poisoning after fishing and eating Fugu at the bottom of the sea caused heated discussion. On the same day, Haidilao responded to the Jimu news reporter that the product belongs to an edible Fugu without poisoning risk. After receiving customer feedback, the store immediately conducted investigation. The market supervision bureau has inspected the store on site and found no abnormalities.
According to several netizens, recently, four of them went to a Haidilao store in Chengdu to taste new products. After eating fugu, they had symptoms of neurotoxicity, abnormal perception, numbness of hands and feet, dizziness and dizziness. After discomfort, they went to the hospital for treatment and reported the matter to the local market supervision department afterwards.
Events continue to ferment on the Internet. On May 19, Haidilao responded to the extreme news reporter that Haidilao Fugu series products belong to edible Fugu without poisoning risk. If there is Fugu poisoning, it can be found out through the medical test report, and the test report of the customer shows inflammatory reaction. After receiving the feedback from customers, the store immediately checked. Except for this batch of customers, there were no other abnormal feedback from customers. The store has sealed the tasting ingredients of that day. The market supervision bureau went to the store for on-site inspection on May 6 and 19 respectively to confirm that the relevant product qualifications and inspection reports were complete and no abnormalities were found. Haidilao encourages consumers to protect their rights according to law and will fully cooperate with the investigation.
On the 19th, the staff of the market supervision and Administration Bureau under the jurisdiction told reporters that they had received relevant reports before, and the staff had handled the matter. It was inconvenient for consumers to disclose whether they were poisoned by eating fugu.
According to media reports, in mid April, many Haidilao stores began to test Fugu pots, including bottom of Fugu pot, Fugu fillets and Fugu fish balls. Jimu news reporter noted that there are many restaurants on the market with Fugu hot pot on sale.
Wang Changyu, Deputy Secretary General of puffer fish branch of China Fisheries Association, introduced to Jimu news reporters that at present, the processing and sales of wild puffer fish in China are prohibited. China can breed and sell puffer fish with clear varieties, and it needs enterprises with special qualifications to process it. It also needs to be safe and traceable. The artificially cultured puffer fish used by large catering enterprises such as Haidilao is legally approved after treatment, The skin, bones and meat of fish are safe and edible.
Wang Changyu also introduced that tetrodotoxin is a very stable neurotoxin. It is one of the most toxic neurotoxins found in nature. There is no specific drug for detoxification. It is generally treated by vomiting, gastric lavage and other methods. Wang Changyu said that some consumers feel uncomfortable after eating puffer fish, which may be due to psychological and other factors. Whether puffer fish poisoning can be determined by the patient’s blood test, or the toxin of raw materials can be tested.
