Regarding the red color shifting fishes case in Ha Tinh caused by a bacterium, we must also reconsider a series of Chinese fish contaminated with toxic chemicals sold in Vietnam, making people worried.
Chinese snakehead fishes injected anesthetic
Previously, Chinese snakehead fishes flooded in Vietnamese markets. This fish is big and black, the price is cheap, so it is chosen by many consumers. However, shortly thereafter, according to some housewives shared on the forums that the type of Chinese snakehead fishes was injected with anesthesia, it was always lethargic and not as agile and healthy as the local snakehead fishes. During surgery, Chinese fishes are very fat, their stomachs are rich in fat, and meat is not as strong as Vietnamese fishes.
Chinese snakehead fishes are black, weak and not delicious
Chinese sturgeon illegally imported with antibiotic residues
According to the Vietnam Fisheries Association, the situation of Chinese traders shaking hands with a number of border breeding facilities brought Chinese sturgeon into Vietnam to “wash” into sturgeon in the country, bringing it to inland consumption. . Specifically, a sturgeon facility in Tam Duong (Lai Chau) plays a “role” as a transfer station to “wash” the origin of illegally imported sturgeon. Even at these fish farms, there are Chinese engineers. It is worth mentioning that illegally imported fish from China developed very quickly, causing even the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam to show concern about the possibility of residue of stimulants and weight gain.
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Chinese catfish breeds contain growth stimulants
According to the Hanoi functional force, about 10 illegal importing fishery lines from China to Hanoi have reached the “target” of the police. Not only mature fish, catfish whales, and fry are gradually showing up. According to police agencies, fishermen traders said, this fish is very voracious, growing fast. Chinese catfish rearing 3 months weight can reach 1.5kg, 1 year weight of about 6-7kg.
Under the situation of catfish or sturgeon illegally imported from China and sold in Vietnam are reflected by the people having chemical injections, the Department of Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance also took samples for testing and publication. Test results of food safety criteria for sturgeon products are considered illegally imported. Test results showed that 4 samples including 1 sturgeon, 1 sample of catfish contaminated with Leuco Malachite Green and 2 samples of antibiotic infected fish were banned.
According to the Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department, these are two types of chemicals and antibiotics that have been banned from using in Vietnam since 2007. Because of their harmful effects, it can be caused by humans if they eat a lot of fishes such as causing antibiotic greasy, liver, kidney and disease problems, so before 2007, it was required to ban and remove them from the approved list.
Source: Newzing
