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Updates on freshwater fish test results Results of 8 more samples of freshwater fish were available today (August 29). All of them were local samples and were found to be free of malachite green, a spokesman for Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said. As at today, the accumulative number of freshwater fish samples taken for testing of malachite green since August 20 was 104, with 15 samples were found to be positive. (As at August 29, 2005) Accumulated test results of 104 freshwater fish samples Types; Claimed Source; Number of samples; Presence of malachite green Big Head; Local, 6, Negative; Imported, 12, Three positive samples (1.9; 2.3, 6 mg/kg) Grass Carp; Local, 8, Negative; Imported, 13, Three positive samples(2.0, 18; 43 mg/kg) Edible Goldfish; Local, 3, Negative; Imported, 3, Two positive samples(1.8; 3.2 mg/kg) Grey Mullet; Local, 16, Negative; Imported, 1, Negative Tilapia; Local, 20, Negative; Imported, 1, Negative Freshwater Grouper; Local -- --; Imported, 3, Three positive samples(1.2; 64; 900 mg/kg) Common Carp; Local, 3, Negative; Imported, 1, One positive sample(30 mg/kg) Milk Fish; Local -- --; Imported, 1, Negative Seabass; Local -- --; Imported, 1, Negative Cat Fish; Local -- --; Imported, 2, One positive sample(2.0 mg/kg) Mud Carp; Local, 1, Negative; Imported, 6, Negative Snake Head; Local -- --; Imported, 1, One positive sample(10 mg/kg) Large Mouth Bass; Local -- --; Imported, 1 One positive sample(2.9 mg/kg) Yellow eel; Local -- --; Imported, 1, Negative Note: 1. A total of 104 samples were tested. 2. A total of 15 samples were found to be positive. 3. A total of 89 samples were found to be negative.
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