Around 149 Samples Out Of The 189 Samples Of Imported canned fish Tested Confirmed As Containing Worms

Around 149 samples out of the 189 samples taken from.the canned fish imported to Sri Lanks from.11 th of April upto now had been confirmed as containing worms through the laboratory tests carried out according to the Director General.of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe.

The stock of canned fish tested belongs to 60 bags and due to this situation every canned fish tin imported to Sri Lanka are now being tested to find out whether they contains worms Dr.Jasinghe has stated.

Raids are being carried out in Supermarkets and other trade stalls throughout the Island by PHI's to find out whether they are contained worms he has stressed.