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Updates on freshwater fish test results Results of 16 more samples of freshwater fish taken yesterday (September 3), including five local and 11 imported ones, were available today (September 4). One imported sample was found to contain a slight amount of malachite green, a spokesman for Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said. The Government had notified the Mainland authorities of the test results. As at today, the accumulative number of freshwater fish samples taken for testing of malachite green since August 20 was 177, with 18 samples found to be positive. (As at September 4, 2005) Accumulated test results of 177 freshwater fish samples Types; Claimed Source; Number of samples; Presence of malachite green; Big Head; Local, 13, Negative; Imported, 23, Three positive samples (1.9; 2.3, 6 mg/kg) Grass Carp; Local, 13, Negative; Imported, 26, Six positive samples(2.0; 5.9; 6.7; 7.5; 18; 43 mg/kg) Edible Goldfish;Local, 4, Negative; Imported, 4, Two positive samples(1.8; 3.2 mg/kg) Grey Mullet; Local, 24, Negative; Imported, 1, Negative. Tilapia; Local, 36 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 13, 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 177 samples were tested. 2. A total of 18 samples were found to be positive. 3. A total of 159 samples were found to be negative.
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