A Comparative Study of Present Status of Marketing of Formalin Treated Fishes in Six Districts of Bangladesh
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53168#.VLcvoMnQrzE Author(s) Rafiad Islam * , Shahin Mahmud , Abdul Aziz , Animesh Sarker , Marufa Nasreen Affiliation(s) Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh . ABSTRACT The fish is an important food stuff and source of protein all over the world. In Bangladesh, fisheries sector contributes a lot, in the case of the earning foreign currency and meeting domestic need of the animal proteins. To fulfill the domestic need of protein and fish, Bangladesh imports fish and fish products from the neighboring county. In many studies, it was proved that most of the imported fishes are contaminated with formalin, which is the highly hazardous and carcinogenic chemical. Information was collected from the fish retailers and consumers on the marketing of the formalin treated fishes throug...