A few days ago, a netizen found blue-ringed octopus in the dishes of a hot pot restaurant, which attracted attention. "Their toxins are pufferfish toxins, which are very toxic and do not decompose when heated."
On January 17, a netizen in Shenzhen posted that his family had bought a box of frozen octopus at Sam Futian's store a few days ago, and opened it to find a blue-ringed octopus inside.
According to the western decision, the staff of Sam Futian's store said that the octopuses in the store are all domestically farmed, and the probability of blue-ringed octopuses appearing is very low, and the parties will be contacted to verify the situation.
Blue-ringed octopus toxins don't disappear when cooked
Expert: There are currently no antidotes
What kind of creature is the blue-ringed octopus?
According to the cover news report, experts remind that the toxins in the blue-ringed octopus belong to pufferfish toxins and will not disappear even after cooking. It mainly paralyzes our breathing and breath-related muscles. Currently, there are also no antidotes against this toxin.
Source丨China Youth Daily, Western Decision, cover news, etc
Editor丨Cong Tianyi Zhang Tingting (Intern)
Responsible editor丨Zhang Yixin
Review丨 Feng Huan