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Updates on freshwater fish test results Results of 8 more samples of freshwater fish were available today (August 31). 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 120, with 15 samples were found to be positive. (As at August 31, 2005) Accumulated test results of 120 freshwater fish samples Types;Claimed Source;Number of samples;Presence of malachite green; Big Head; Local, 8, Negative; Imported, 12, Three positive samples (1.9; 2.3, 6 mg/kg) Grass Carp; Local, 10, 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, 19, Negative; Imported, 1, Negative; Tilapia; Local, 25, Negative; Imported, 1, Negative; Freshwater Grouper;Local -- --; Imported, 3, Three positive samples(1.2; 64; 900 mg/kg) Common Carp; Local, 5, 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, 3, 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 120 samples were tested. 2. A total of 15 samples were found to be positive. 3. A total of 105 samples were found to be negative.
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