RESTORE CONFIDENCE OF PEOPLE ON FORMALIN PRESENCE IN FISH STEPHEN DIAS, Dona Paula mob: 9422443110
The issue of formalin-laced fish which has allegedly been imported from outside the state has shaken the confidence of the people of Goa, for whom the protein rich fish is an every day staple food. The scare that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) spread by doing probably a qualitative test for aldehydes in general and may be not a quantitative test for formaldehyde has left the people in a dilemma as to whether they should consume fish from other states or not. Though the 15-day ban on import of fish from other states seems to have brought a temporary relief, still apprehensions in the minds of the people about buying fish even after the ban is over on 3rd August will remain if fish is allowed to be imported later. In the intervening period, it would be prudent for the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in particular, and the Goa University to conduct tests especially on the purported claim that formalin, which is diluted formaldehyde, is present in fish naturally or not since both these institutions have the relevant high performance liquid chromatography and spectro-photometers and other sophisticated equipment and thus deduce from their findings if formaldehyde which is feared to be carcinogenic in nature is present in fish in nature and to what extent. To be able to restore the confidence of the people in the fish that they are going to eat is of paramount importance after this scare has eroded the people's confidence.. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#m_5074808751739916383_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
