Anisakis can cause an infection with symptoms like abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
The anisakis worms, as seen in this handout photo, can cause an infection with symptoms like abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department said that samples taken from the batch were contaminated with anisakis worms, a type of parasite that, if ingested, can cause an infection with symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. The shipment of sardines was seized at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar checkpoint in Johor Bahru.It was not clear if the canned sardine was sold in Singapore.If convicted of importing items that contained pests, diseases or contaminants in Malaysia, one can be fined up to RM100,000, jailed for up to six years, or both..
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