The Thai Food and Drug Administration has prohibited the serving of puffer fish after a recent spate of food poisoning. Vendors serving the fish could now face a maximum jail sentence of two years and ...

Fish is quite delicious -- or at least, most parts of it. It's also highly nutritious, packed with healthy fats, and may help reduce the risk of heart failure, which is why the American Heart ...

Pufferfish can be served for human consumption as a delicacy called fugu. It is especially popular in Japan, but you may also see it available in other countries, including Korea, China, Singapore, ...

An 83-year-old woman has died after eating a puffer fish in Johor, Malaysia. The incident took place on March 25 and her husband, 84, is still recovering in the ICU after dining on the delicacy. "They ...

Almost 30 cases of ciguatera fish poisoning have been recorded so far this year in Vanuatu. The 27 patients range in age from 6 to 67 years old with the majority aged 35 and older. More men than women ...

TOKYO >> Making use of local hot springs, expensive tiger puffer fish are being cultivated inland, helping to revitalize local economies. The first puffer fish cultivation project began in Tochigi ...

There are over 120 species of puffer fish, and 22 different kinds are approved by the Japanese government for use in restaurants. But one is more prized, and more poisonous, than the others: torafugu, ...

Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of more than 15 people over the past three years, a doctor said Thursday.