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Manipur to set up modern food lab
Fear over use of formalin in imported fish
The Telegraph | Khelen Thokchom | Imphal, Jan 10
The Manipur government is planning to set up a "full-fledged" food testing laboratory to curb toxic chemicals in food items, including fish coming from other states and Myanmar.
"Our food testing laboratory is in an infant stage. There is an acute shortage of manpower. We are planning to open a state-of-the-art lab at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore this year. After that, we won't need to send samples for testing to other states," health minister L. Jayentakumar Singh told reporters on Wednesday.
There is a growing concern among the people over reports of the use of formalin, a chemical used to preserve bodies in mortuaries, and antibiotics by fish traders to prevent fish from deterioration.
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