To preserve the product, dry fish traders in Digha, Junput, Bankiput and Bhogpur in East Midnapore ~ widely regarded as hubs of dry fish production ~ have begun using highly toxic pesticides and a preservative that have been found hazardous to human health.
To put an end to the menace, the state marine fisheries directorate has clamped a ban on any form of chemical for dry fish processing.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/beware-eating-dry-fish
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/statesman-kolkata
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-fisheries
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medinipur-d
