Fisheries Dept of Assam Claims that Formalin Was Found in 10 Out of 86 Fish

The Assam government’s fisheries department announced on Tuesday that 10 out of a total of 86 samples tested positive for the presence of formalin in Chalani or imported fish into Assam.

Speaking at a press conference on the subject today at Gauhati University, the fisheries department highlighted that 86 fish samples were collected from every district in the state and tested for the presence of the lethal formalin in imported fish.