Tag: Formalin

Sambalpur: Traces of cancer inducing chemical formalin were found in fish samples collected from Sambalpur town on Thursday. A joint team of Sambalpur Municipal Corporation and officials of the District Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department while raiding a fish market at Kulutakanhi area conducted an on-spot test on two samples of ‘Khurusia Rohi’ and […]

Bhubaneswar:The crackdown on various fish markets and godowns to detect cancer inducing formalin laced fishes continued at different parts of the state for the third consecutive day today. According to reports, a team of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) raided a godown at Press Chhak in the city and collected samples for examination at the food […]

Sambalpur/Bolangir: After Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, raids were conducted on several fish markets and godowns of Sambalpur and Bolangir town today over presence of cancer-causing Formalin in fishes. Officials of the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) collected the samples from various fish markets in the town and sent it for examination. However, the fish mongers asserted that […]

Cuttack: After traces of cancer-causing formalin were dected from Pomfret samples in Bhubaneswar, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) conducted a raid on several fish markets and godowns on Sunday. The health wing of the municipal corporation led by food inspector raided the fish markets and collected samples for examination. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Secretary […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of Assam banning fish imports due to presence of cancer inducing chemical ‘Formalin’ in fish, the Odisha government on Thursday directed probe  into the quality of fish being supplied to the state from neighboring Andhra Pradesh. Formalin is reported to be frequently added as preservative either by dipping or spraying […]