Health wings of local bodies and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) officials have said that vigil is up against possible arrival of poor quality or even stale fish into the Kerala market even as the 52-day ban on trawling has resulted in fish scarcity and price spiral in local markets.
The seizure of fish unfit for human consumption in Thrissur last week has triggered fears that unscrupulous elements will take advantage of the fish demand in the State while there is a visible shortage of landing of local favourite varieties due to the trawling ban.
The Health authorities in local government bodies said that they were keeping vigil against any attempt to sell stale fish. Sources in the Maradu market said there was constant watch on the highways to identify possible fish consignments with a view to checking the quality of arrivals.
