Goa Fish Formalin Scare

People in Goa have stopped eating their regular meals and have switched from fish to burgers -- due to an ongoing formalin scare, State Assembly's Deputy Speaker and BJP lawmaker Michael Lobo said today, adding that there should not be a blanket ban on the import of fish in the state. "There can be stringent checks at the border on fish stocks bein...

The Goa government Saturday announced a ban on import of fish into the state for six months.

The Goa government has withdrawn the stringent checking of fish brought from outside at the state's border and instead, will conduct random inspection of the stock in local markets, a minister said today

The Goa government on Thursday announced that it would lift the ban on import of fish. The 15-day ban till August 5 had been imposed following a scare that toxic formalin was used to preserve fish.

The ban on fish import imposed because of the toxic formalin scare and the deficit local supply has led to soaring of prices of the staple food item in Goa.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that formalin scare was beginning to affect tourism in the state

A day after Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane alleged that some "vested interests" were trying to protect the fish importers' lobby in the state, his cabinet colleague Vijai Sardesai today urged him to expose such elements.

Even though Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has refused to answer whether fish sold in Goa actually contained formalin, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday apologised publicly for his use of term "permissible limit" which has now become a butt joke in social media.

The Goa government has banned the import of fish from neighbouring states until July end in the wake of a controversy over the use of formalin in fish consignments, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.

People in Goa have stopped eating their regular meals and have switched from fish to burgers -- due to an ongoing formalin scare, State Assembly's Deputy Speaker and BJP lawmaker Michael Lobo said today, adding that there should not be a blanket ban on the import of fish in the state. "There can be stringent checks at the border on fish stocks bein...

The Goa government Saturday announced a ban on import of fish into the state for six months.

The Goa government has withdrawn the stringent checking of fish brought from outside at the state's border and instead, will conduct random inspection of the stock in local markets, a minister said today

The Goa government on Thursday announced that it would lift the ban on import of fish. The 15-day ban till August 5 had been imposed following a scare that toxic formalin was used to preserve fish.

The ban on fish import imposed because of the toxic formalin scare and the deficit local supply has led to soaring of prices of the staple food item in Goa.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that formalin scare was beginning to affect tourism in the state

A day after Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane alleged that some "vested interests" were trying to protect the fish importers' lobby in the state, his cabinet colleague Vijai Sardesai today urged him to expose such elements.

Even though Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has refused to answer whether fish sold in Goa actually contained formalin, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday apologised publicly for his use of term "permissible limit" which has now become a butt joke in social media.

The Goa government has banned the import of fish from neighbouring states until July end in the wake of a controversy over the use of formalin in fish consignments, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.