China imported yellow croaker in January and tested the banned drug malachite green again. Last year, it imported 4,000 metric tons, but six batches were unqualified.

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The New year's Day is approaching, and the dishes for the Spring Festival are less than yellow croaker. However, during the border inspection by the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, it was found that the chilled yellow croaker imported from the mainland contained reduced malachite green, which exceeded the standard for animal use, which might cause cancer. Xiao Huiwen, a member of the Food and Drug Administration's North District Management Center, said that the yellow croaker had been returned and destroyed on the spot and had not entered the domestic market. The Health Bureau will also continue to inspect other batches of imported yellow croaker that have not been tested against the importer.

Ran Fanghua, a professor in the aquaculture department of Ocean University, explained that malachite green is basically an internationally recognized illegal drug. If malachite green is used, it will produce reduced malachite green residue in the fish. The naked eye cannot tell whether it is used or not. "it is very cheap and effective. It can treat parasites outside the fish, but it can cause cancer in the human body." Even though the Chinese yellow croaker is banned, it still detects reduced malachite green? "the environment of Chinese fish ponds is optimized, and fish are more likely to get parasites, while malachite green is cheap and effective, so it is relatively frequent to use drugs."

If the demand for yellow croaker increases greatly during the New year, can you ensure food safety (in the picture, irrelevant yellow croaker, photo / Cai Jiashan)

The smuggling of yellow croaker is reduced, and the import gate is safe.

In the past, the serious smuggling of yellow croaker in China also added a layer of risk to the food safety of yellow croaker in the market. however, Xu Chengyi, general manager of Yongsheng Ocean, says that now most of the yellow croaker is imported from China, and the situation of smuggling has been greatly reduced. "it's not that there is no smuggling at all. But it has been reduced a lot. In the past, because there were no statistical records, we could only estimate the sales volume of yellow croaker from the wholesale market. About 10,000 tons of yellow croaker came in from China."

Why has the smuggling situation suddenly improved? Xu explained that people should pay more and more attention to the smuggling of yellow croaker, which has become a relatively key item in the investigation. "as long as you catch a fishing boat carrying yellow croaker, it is smuggling, because Taiwan cannot catch yellow croaker at all. Now there may still be a small number of ships smuggling yellow croaker, but it is of little significance and the risk is too high."

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