No formalin in fish samples since 2019: Rane

Panaji: All samples of fish tested at check posts and at the wholesale fish market in Margao since 2019 tested negative for formalin, health minister Vishwajit Rane said.Since 2019, as many as 33,805 samples of fish at Polem, 33,989 samples at Patradevi, and 1.3 lakh samples at the Margao wholesale fish market tested negative for formalin, he said.The directorate of food and drugs administration (FDA) has also been conducting regular tests of fish samples through its advanced laboratory as well as through third-party laboratories accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), the minister said.“From March to June this year, samples from both North and South Goa were tested. None contained added formaldehyde,” Rane said.Since 2019, state govt has partnered with the Quality Council of India to conduct 24x7 fish quality checks at Polem, Patradevi, and the Margao wholesale fish market, Rane said and added that safe and healthy food remains the FDA’s top priority.

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