Recall Of Chinese Fish Product Ordered As Suspected Carriers Of Pufferfish Toxin

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON: A frozen product labeled monkfish distributed in three states is being recalled because two people became ill after eating it, the importer said Thursday.

Hong Chang Corp. of Santa Fe Springs, California, said it is recalling the product labeled as monkfish because it may contain tetrodotoxin, a potent toxin.

While the frozen fish, imported from China, was labeled monkfish, the company said it is concerned that it may be pufferfish. The suspect toxin usually is associated with certain types of pufferfish.

Eating foods containing tetrodotoxin can result in life-threatening illness or death, and the toxin cannot be destroyed by cooking or freezing.

The company said two people near Chicago, Illinois, became ill after eating soup containing the fish. Analysis by the Food and Drug Administration confirmed the presence of the toxin.



Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/24/america/NA-GEN-US-Fish-Recall.php

[aquart]

1. Ah, the trustworthy, well-regulated Chinese.

They don't give a damn if they poison their own, why should they care about us?

[HereSince1628]

2. If they cheat on food, just imagine what's in the dyes of their fabrics

and those anti-wrinkle anti-stain fabric finishes.

If China wants population control we should insist that their passive methods stay in China.

[candice]

12. Yes, wash anything from China before wearing it...

...a friend broke out after wearing some socks Made in China. Watch out for lead...in children's lunchboxes and bibs, but what about Made in China glazes...I see that much of my pottery is made in China.

[wakeme2008]

3. While the article did not say it, I would bet Walmart was selling Monkfish

:grr:

[kurth]

4. Minor labeling error

A little poison is good for everyone.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. China doesn't need nukes.

It can defeat the US without even declaring war, simply by ensuring that defective and tainted products continue to reach our shores.

[depakid]

7. Not to mention the debt they hold

Brilliant strategy on the part of the far right and its democratic enablers.

[Yavapai]

6. Recall Of Chinese Fish Product Ordered As Suspected Carriers Of Pufferfish Toxin

Nobody will even notice this until they find NEMO in a can of tuna…

[KamaAina]

8. The weird thing is, pufferfish (fugu) is a delicacy in Japan.

Only specially licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it, because (obviously) of the danger from the tetrodotoxin. True daredevil diners go for the fugu liver, which is supposedly forbidden, but, well, a Darwin Award candidate will find a way...

All of which begs the question, why would something that fetches a high price in Japan be mislabeled "monkfish" and sent here? Turmns out there are other species of fish that contain tetrodotoxin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin

Its name derives from Tetraodontiformes, the name of the order that includes the pufferfish, porcupinefish, ocean sunfish or mola, and triggerfish, several species of which carry the toxin.

[L. Coyote]

13. Was this the bile in the sponge? Check out the work of Wade Davis on zombies.

This may have been how the Roman death sentence was given the slip. Japan has a high percentage of people waking up on the coroner's slab due to tetradoxin poisoning. It fools even the experts into thinking the victim (or rebel on a cross?) is dead!! Easier to believe than rising from the dead.

[jpak]

9. A Fugu SNAFU

One more reason never to buy Chinese seafood...

[youngdem]

10. And I love that Bush claims Canadian drug imports are unsafe

But unlimited trade with an unregulated country with PISS POOR human rights, labor, sanitation and quality control laws? That's ALL GOOD.

Just ask the five thousand dead pets, or these two nice folks who nearly died from eating one of the most famously poisonous foods known to man labeled incorrectly.

Nice.

Hey, at least I saved 11 cents on that loaf of bread (with human hair derivatives in it, SERIOUSLY).

:sarcasm:

[BushOut06]

11. You forgot about Cuban medicine

n/t