Vendors using morgue chemical on fish

[evanovitch]

Angelo Laurence, STAR Writer

Fish vendors who sell in the Mandeville market in Manchester may be in big trouble <span style="font-weight: bold">after it was recently discovered that they were using formaldehyde, the chemical used to preserve dead bodies, to keep their fish from going bad. </span>
As news of the discovery spread throughout the town, sales plummeted.

Dr Beverly Wright of the Manchester Health Department made the disclosure during a Board of Health meeting at the Manchester Parish Council yesterday.

The matter first came to light in March, after a resident who ate fish purchased in the market, became ill. It was brought to the attention of the councillor for the Mandeville division, Sally Porteous, who through the Manchester Parish Council alerted the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health then took nine samples of fish from vendors in the market and these were sent to the Government's laboratory in Kingston for testing .

According to Dr Wright, &quot;all nine samples tested positive for the chemical formaldehyde.&quot;

Councillor Porteous, who expressed her disgust at the actions of the vendors, said she wants the police to investigate the matter to determine how the vendors came in possession of the chemical.

Keith Delapenha, of Delapenha's Funeral Home told THE WEEKEND STAR that formaldehyde is an extremely deadly chemical and should only be handled by persons trained in its use. He said although it is sometimes used in the production of animal feed, it should in no way be 'handled or used' by vendors, even in small quantities.

In the meantime, Secretary Manager of the Manchester Parish Council, Alfred Graham, and Mayor of Mandeville Brenda Ramsay, have summoned fish vendors who sell in market to a meeting at the council's chambers next week.

[jamaica_dreamin]

Re: Vendors using morgue chemical on fish

We have a very good friend who sells fish at the market in Mandeville. I doubt very much that he would do that.

[remo]

Re: Vendors using morgue chemical on fish

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jamaica_dreamin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We have a very good friend who sells fish at the market in Mandeville. I doubt very much that he would do that. </div></div>

Then he must be the only one...Disgusting...I heard they were doing that at the Border too

[sistactry]

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this sucks, cant trust no body............and fish expensive eno, so if de vendors dem a spend dem good money and fish naa sell and a go bad, nuh put it past dem, dem we resort to dis, tank God de news a bust so the public know.....

buy unu fish a fishing village, no trust no body, esp if it fry already!!!

[kia027]

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I wonder if the whoever was putting the formaldehyde on the fish knew the effects of formaldehyde. I mean someone could have passed it off as a 'fish freshener' and no one really questioned what it was all about

[sistactry]

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Kia, u know how long dis a gwaan, dis a really olddd olldd news.....so if at first dem never know, dem know now!!

[Ja. Jewel]

Re: Vendors using morgue chemical on fish

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kia, u know how long dis a gwaan, dis a really olddd olldd news.....so if at first dem never know, dem know now!! </div></div>

Smaddy tell mi dat some 5 years ago...dat di big fish oonu see for sale on the north coast hwy. come from Whitehouse &amp; dey put formaldehyde inna dem.....mi nevah buy anedda from dat time. Always best to buy direct from the boats when dem come in.

[Dr.Dudd]

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I will wager That it is the middlemen And not the vendors.

Anything do widespread at the point of distribution is usually contaminated higher up in the stream.

The local police are That inept That They can't see That??

It remind me of When All the local shops had poison flour.

It turn out That the flour was poisoned before it reach the could try.
It was poisoned by an Insecticide That was banned And not available locally.

Ahh sah...

That is life
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jamaica_dreamin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We have a very good friend who sells fish at the market in Mandeville. I doubt very much that he would do that. </div></div>

[Leddih]

Re: Vendors using morgue chemical on fish

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ja. Jewel</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kia, u know how long dis a gwaan, dis a really olddd olldd news.....so if at first dem never know, dem know now!! </div></div>

Smaddy tell mi dat some 5 years ago...dat di big fish oonu see for sale on the north coast hwy. come from Whitehouse &amp; dey put formaldehyde inna dem.....mi nevah buy anedda from dat time. Always best to buy direct from the boats when dem come in. </div></div>

That's interesting since one news report claims that it's the fishermen that put the formaldehyde on the fish since they sometimes run out of ice while at sea. Probably I didn't hear right.

[Dr.Dudd]

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I will wager That it is not the fishermen either.

Every fisherman wouldn't be Involved.

This happened at a point in the distribution where there is a monopoly.

How many of those venders buy direct from fishermen on a daily basis??

They would lose too much Time.

And it would be too expensive.

Do They All buy from a wholesaler.

That is the weak link.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Leddih</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ja. Jewel</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kia, u know how long dis a gwaan, dis a really olddd olldd news.....so if at first dem never know, dem know now!! </div></div>

Smaddy tell mi dat some 5 years ago...dat di big fish oonu see for sale on the north coast hwy. come from Whitehouse &amp; dey put formaldehyde inna dem.....mi nevah buy anedda from dat time. Always best to buy direct from the boats when dem come in. </div></div>

That's interesting since one news report claims that it's the fishermen that put the formaldehyde on the fish since they sometimes run out of ice while at sea. Probably I didn't hear right. </div></div>

[jamaica_dreamin]

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The 2 people that I know personally that carry fish to market in Mandeville buy directly from the boats.

[j-kid]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ahh sah...

That is life
</div></div>

Noooo man, dat is death!!!!!

Dis whole ting is crazy as heck!