Tanzania villagers ate turtle meat, resulting in the death of 7 people. In fact, these 7 people died of poisoning, because in rare cases, turtle meat does produce some chitin, which can cause Those who eat it will be poisoned, and if the situation is serious, it may even lead to death. Of course, not all turtle meat is poisonous, and only in rare cases can this toxin be produced.

In fact, on the islands of Tanzania and the surrounding coastal areas, turtle meat has always been a delicacy commonly eaten by local people, and it is also a relatively common delicacy. Although the local government departments have now banned residents from eating sea turtles, some residents still secretly hunt and eat sea turtles. However, what people did not expect was that a turtle captured by these villagers produced toxins after cooking, which eventually caused 38 people to be poisoned and hospitalized, and 7 of them died of poisoning, including a three-year-old child.

In fact, there are many tragedies similar to this on Zanzibar Island, so the local government has banned the hunting and eating of sea turtles. Secondly, according to the content released by the Returnees Foundation charity, sea turtle meat does produce some toxins, but the cause of the toxins is still unclear. It is most likely that the sea turtles eat some seaweed, so they produce the corresponding toxins. . In addition, the Charity Returned Foundation also stated that the elderly and children should try not to eat sea turtles, because this toxin has a serious impact on the elderly and children.

Of course, sea turtles themselves are also protected animals, and we cannot hunt or eat such protected animals. According to relevant reports, in March 2021 alone, 19 people died of poisoning in Madagascar after eating turtle meat. If you want to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, everyone should abide by relevant laws and regulations and prohibit the killing and eating of sea turtles.