Guessing game: Once the fish is cleaned, it is hard to identify the highly toxic pufferfish from other types of fish.
PETALING JAYA: Stern action can be taken against traders if they are found selling any produce that has substances that are poisonous, harmful or injurious to health, says the Fisheries director-general.
Datuk Adnan Hussain said action can be taken under laws including Section 13 of the Food Act 1983, which carries a jail sentence and fine or both upon conviction.
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