Panaji: Stating that inspections being carried out by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to check for formalin in fish are a mere eyewash, a petitioner, in his affidavit submitted to the high court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday, attached a video taken by the media showing truck drivers handing over fish samples to the authorities (FDA) instead of random checks of samples which are supposed to be obtained by the authorities.
Petitioner Vithal Naik highlighted the issue of the authorities not adhering to the Food and Safety Standards Act, 2006, and to the government circular issued on August 2 while collecting samples for inspections.
Advocate Nikhil Pai, representing Naik, said the circular enabled import of fish through only two border check posts to inspect the presence of formalin and referred to press reports indicating that checks were not being carried out properly.
A third PIL, filed by Valmiki Naik on Tuesday, was tagged along with the other two PILs filed by Vithal and Shivraj Kamat Tarcar earlier.
Valmiki, in his petition, has prayed for an inquiry into the events of July 12 where the FDA said in the morning there was presence of formalin in fish beyond permissible limits, but issued a statement in the evening stating that it was within permissible levels.
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