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Had to intervene as Goans stopped eating fish: Parrikar

  •   Sun, Jul 15 2018 04:13:35 PM

Panaji, Jul 15 (IANS): Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said he had to intervene in the ongoing controversy over the use of formalin in preserving fish, because people in the coastal state have stopped eating fish.

"Yesterday, I was kept quiet. But since fish is a staple food, I had to say that 'Don't worry, I am monitoring myself'. I think that was required, because people stopped eating fish. How can Goans live without fish?" Parrikar queried at a conference here.

After a raid on outstation fish consignments, Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) officials last week claimed that formaldehyde, a powerful disinfectant used to preserve corpses, was used to preserve fish.

The controversy snowballed after Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai tweeted that the fish was fit for consumption, following which the FDA in a statement said that the chemical was "within permissible limits".

Fish markets over the last few days wore a desolate look following the controversy.
  

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  • B rebello, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 16 2018

    Mr. Parikar
    YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON TO ADVICE PEOPLE TO EAT FISH WITH FORMALINE.
    YOU HAVE PACREAS AILMENT ONE CAUSE OF WHICH COULD BE CARCINOGENS IMBIBED THROUGH FOOD.
    YES IF YOU EAT FORMALINE EVEN IN SMALL AMOUNTS THE BODY AFTER DEATH WILL BE PRESERVED LONGER SO IDEAL FOR DONATION TO A MEDICAL SCHOOL.
    BY THE WAY HOW LONG YOU WANT TO CLING TO C.M CHAIR UNDER THE " UNHOLY " COALITION AS YOUR PARTY TAUNTS THE GOVERNMENT IN KARNATAKA WHILE THEY FROM YOUR PARTY BOUGHT THE REQUIRED M.L.A. S FOR YOU TO COME TO.POWER.
    NOW YOU HAVE TO HANG ON TO REPLENISH THAT MONEY EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW THAT YOUR DAYS ARE LIMITED.
    ORDINARY GOANS GET TREATMENT LOCALLY WHILE YOU HAVE TO GO TO USA.
    TRY PATHANJALI WHICH THE P M FAVOURS.
    MAY BE GOOD FOR YOU ALSO.

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