Mdm Lim died that same day, while Mr Ng died two weeks later on Apr 8.
Ms Ng told CNA that a post-mortem was conducted on her mother to ascertain the cause of death despite a Chinese taboo that the body needs to be “complete” when cremated. Malaysia’s health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had in a Facebook post on Mar 30 said that pufferfish which contain dangerous toxins are not allowed to be sold, in accordance with the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority Act 1972 and the Food Act 1983.
It said that the poison is located in the ovaries, bile, liver, intestine and the skin of the pufferfish and that in the process of cleaning the fish, the flesh could be contaminated with the poison.PUFFERFISH CAUGHT OFTEN THROWN BACK OUT TO SEA “If it ends up in the nets, I will throw it away. Sometimes, I will bring them back when there is a request for it.
chef needs licensing to prepare puffer fish. Her parents just straight up prepare it themselves.....
Every piece of meat you eat is poisonous!