Doctor warns over eating poisonous blue-ringed octopus
Doctor warns over eating poisonous blue-ringed octopus
2025-07-14
A man in Kaohsiung recently bought some wasabi octopus to enjoy at home. But after he already ate half of it, he discovered a small blue ring on one piece. Suspecting that he ate the highly poisonous blue-ringed octopus, he made himself throw up after his lips started to go numb and rushed to the emergency room. This kind of octopus produces the same kind of neurotoxin as pufferfish, ten times as poisonous as an Indian cobra and without an antidote. The vendor said the dish fully complied with food safety laws, but the customer still went online to warn people about the dangers of accidentally consuming blue-ringed octopus.
A Kaohsiung man brought home a box of tako wasabi, only to find a piece that seemed to be from a blue-ringed octopus. In his post, he said his lips started to feel slightly numb after eating it, so he made himself throw up and went to the ER. But the vendor said there was no issue.
Yen Tzung-hai
Chang Gung Hospital toxicologist
There’s a kind of octopus that produces tetrodotoxin, the same as pufferfish. If eaten, since it’s a kind of tetrodotoxin, it’s a very potent kind of neurotoxin. It could cause paralysis, respiratory failure, or shock, which would of course be life-threatening.
This is the octopus in question. It has blue circles by its tentacles. If bitten, the victim could be paralyzed.
Peng Kuan-hsiang
Japanese food vendor (unrelated)
Blue-ringed octopus can’t be used in cooking. If a creature that lives on the ocean floor is colorful and vibrant, you need to do your research on the species. People sometimes accidentally buy them from traditional markets or fishing harbors, as boats just returning sometimes catch some strange species.
Other vendors warn that people should be attentive when eating octopus. If you eat this kind of tentacle with blue markings, the consequences could be dire.
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有毒! 芥末章魚吃一半"驚見藍環" 醫師:最嚴重恐致命
2025-07-14
高雄一名男子買"芥末章魚"回家大快朵頤，吃到一半才突然發現章魚上有藍色的圈圈，他懷疑自己吃下藍環章魚，後來嘴唇發麻，緊急催吐去掛急診，這章魚的毒性跟河豚一樣是神經毒，比印度眼鏡蛇毒10倍，而且沒有解毒劑，不過找上業者、竟還說都符合食安法，讓他趕緊PO網提醒大家要小心。
高雄一名男子買這份芥末章魚回家，看到一塊很像藍環章魚，po文說，吃完嘴唇微微發麻，緊急催吐，最後掛急診，業者還說沒有問題。
[[台北長庚醫院毒物科醫師顏宗海]]
“其中有一種類似我們河豚的河豚毒素，被咬到就擔心說，因為它是一種河豚毒素，算是一種很強的神經毒素，造成神經麻痺呼吸衰竭，休克當然會有生命的危險。”
就是這種小章魚，觸角上有藍圈，若被牠咬到，肌肉會癱瘓。
[[其他日本料理業者(非當事店家) 彭冠翔]]
“藍環章魚對我們做料理來說，是不能使用的。海底生物如果顏色豐富鮮豔的，就要去多瞭解一下。不小心買到應該就是，傳統市場或者是漁港，他們漁船剛回來，都會捕到一些稀奇的物種。”
其他餐飲業者提醒，吃章魚得張大眼睛，就是這種章魚腳、觸角藍藍的、吃下肚，後果不堪設想。
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