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Is pufferfish illegal in the United States?

Partly. Pufferfish is restricted in the United States. Imported fugu only from FDA-approved Japanese processors.

FDA: imported puffer fish only from Japanese processors certified under a 1988 FDA-MHLW agreement, for licensed restaurants (Import Alert 16-20); domestic northern puffer is sold legally.

Source: FDA Import Alert 16-20

• The United States is one of 40 countries where pufferfish is banned, and 5 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 0 of 2.
• In North America: banned in 0 of 17 countries.

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