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The reports, which The Hindu received on Saturday, revealed that all samples had tested negative for formalin. After a nationwide scare of fish laced with formalin, a cancer-causing chemical preservative, 27 samples collected from fish markets across the city by The Hindu have tested negative for the chemical. Fish traders have found this chemical to extend the storage life of the catch and to give it an appearance of freshness. Formalin is formaldehyde in water and is routinely used in mortuaries to preserve bodies. | Photo Credit: Arunangsu Roy ChowdhuryThe samples were of the most commonly consumed fish: bombil, mandeli, halwa, pomfret, rohu, papda, katla, hilsa, tangra and rawas..