date:Jun 26, 2019
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The directive said that the ad hoc limit shall be applicable till the panel recommended a final limit for the naturally occurring formaldehyde.
Experts also opined that the use of formalin artificially should be avoided as it posed health risks.
Ashok Kumar, head, fish processing division, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kerala, stated, The use of formalin in fish and fisheries products should be avoided totally, and care should be taken to ensure that there should be n