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Monday, May 28, 2018

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PHI's Removing A Stock Of Imported Canned Fish Belongs To 12 Batches From The Market As Tests Proves They Are Contained Worms

Public Health Inspectors(PHI's) are currently engaging in removing stocks belonging to 12 batches of Canned Fish imported from China,from the local market after found theses stocks contains worms and not suitable for human consumption.

The tests carried out by the Food Control Unit of the Health Ministry have revealed that the samples taken from the stocks belonging to 12 batches at the market and in the Airport contains worms.

Due to this situation Airport Customs have decided not to release the Canned fish stocks under the custody of them to the six local companies who have imported the stocks from China.

Accordingly around 74 cartons contains these Canned fish which are under supervision had been stucked at Airport Customs .

Meanwhile PHI's have already removed thousands of Canned fish tins from the local market after revealing the presense of worms in samples of them .

According to the president of the Sri Lanka PHI Union Upul Rohana,The companies who have imported these canned fish are attempting to get the stocks that are in custody of the customs to be released .

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A 26 Year Old Person Was Arrested With Two Gold Biscuits

A 26 year old person was arrested by

the Airport customs officers this morning(29)while attempting to smuggle two Gold Biscuits weighing 200 Grammes illegally to the country at Katunayake International Airport.

The suspect who is a resident of Colombo arrived at the Katunayake Airport in a Emirates Flight from Singapore.He was arrested by the Customs while walking in Green Chanel to depart from the Airport.

The two Gold Biscuits hidden in the suspect's cloths had been recovered during the checking.The estimated value of the Gold Biscuits is around Rs.1
36 million according to the customs.