They cannot come in trucks without any proper documentation and bring fish into the market. We want to help people comply, but they should follow the guidelines,” he added.Fernandes was at the centre of the formalin controversy that erupted on July 12 when her team detected the presence of formalin in fish brought into the wholesale market. Panaji: Designated officer (South) of the directorate of food and drugs administration (FDA), Iva Fernandes, will be in charge of monitoring fish brought into the wholesale market at Margao, health minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday, adding that orders putting Fernandes in charge of checking at the wholesale market would be issued on Monday.“Stringent measures will be taken and wholesale traders will not be allowed to take the FDA for granted. She had subsequently filed a complaint with the Goa State Human Rights Commission in September alleging that she had been harassed and penalised by the department ever since the raid in July.In her complaint, Fernandes had stated that despite being the FDA’s district head, she had been kept out of all administrative decisions and barred from attending meetings held by the director and food safety enforcement staff.The FDA had denied this before the commission and blamed her for creating alarm among the public and damaging the reputation of the institution.
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