YANGON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities are taking measures to stop fish and prawn treated with formalin and chemicals from entering into the Yangon market, according to Yangon Region Fishery Department on Friday.
Currently, fish and prawn imported from Thailand through the Myawady border gate are cheaper than locally produced ones, said U Hla Htay, deputy head of the department, on Thursday at a meeting with other concerned departments.
He called on the Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to check if the imported fish and prawn are treated with formalin and chemicals, which are warned of being unsafe for consumption.
Over the last two years, the Myanmar Fishery Department seized illegal shipment of foreign fish and prawn entering Yangon through Myawady.
Meanwhile, during last week, the FDA conducted check at some markets in Mawlamyine and Bago, seizing such illegal fish and prawn on sale.
