Fiji Times, 05 February – FIJIANS across the country should avoid consuming the 20 fish species named by the Ministry of Fisheries that may contain ciguatera toxin, a poisonous toxin.
Director research at the Fisheries Department Aisake Batibasaga said ciguatera in fish could not be destroyed by freezing, cooking or any other process and it also could not be detected by appearance, odour, texture or taste.
He said to minimise the risk, members of the public should avoid eating head, liver or other viscera (intestine) of the fish as the toxin was concentrated in those parts of the fish. Read more…
