Seventy Four Containers Full Of Canned Fish Proved As Contains Worms Due To Be Re Exported

The 74 containers full of Canned fish imported mainly from China which stucked at the Sri Lanka Customs due to the test report issued by the Health Authorities that the Canned Fish belogs to 12 batches are being contained worms ,are due to be re exported to the Countries exported them to us the Customs have stated.

Accordingly the 74 containers  contains Canned Fish worth around Rs.388 million are due to be re exported to China,Taiwan and Thailand according to the sources.

The Public Health Inspectors are currently engaging  in removing some of the stocks of these Canned Fish issued to the local market with worms .