20
Nov
A joint team from the Department of Health & Family Welfare (DoH&FW), Dimapur district administration, and Food Safety and Drug Control conducted a surprise inspection at the Sematilla fish auctionary early on Tuesday morning in response to concerns regarding fish from Andhra Pradesh that contained formalin and other chemicals. Every month, up to eight or nine trucks carrying different kinds of fish from Andhra Pradesh pass through the fish auctionary in Sematilla, one of the main distribution centers for fish in Nagaland. Around 20 different fish species, including sea crabs, were sampled for testing by the crew during the inspection.…