Sea turtle consumption linked to 420 fatalities and 2,400 victims worldwide — study

A recent study has revealed that eating sea turtles can be a recipe for disaster, with at least 420 people killed worldwide and over 2,400 falling victim to a rare but deadly form of seafood poisoning known as chelonitoxism. The latest recorded incident occurred in the Philippines where three people died and at least 32 were hospitalised after eating an endangered sea turtle cooked in stew. Prior to that, in March 2024 on the Tanzanian island of Pemba, nine people died and 78 were hospitalised aft...