Officials justify release of contaminated fish stock

Kozhikode | Tuesday | 24th July, 2018

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The squad members said that the vehicle had been released after consulting senior officials at the Commissionerate of Food Safety. Noticing the vehicle near the Mooradu bridge, some locals had alerted the police and food safety squads. Hit hard: The scare created by formalin-laced fish has impacted fish trade in the city. Better surveillanceA senior Food Safety Department official said that the checking squads in Kerala had limitations in seizing stocks during transit between two States. Only a small quantity was recently seized from the Central market, and samples were sent to laboratories for final inspection, officials said..