Branded turbot fish to reappear in market
18/1/2007 18:38
Katia Deng/ Shanghai Daily news
A report released
by the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration gave the green light to specific
brands of turbot fish in the city¡¯s market for the coming Spring Festival,
Shanghai Labor Daily reported today.
A new batch of turbot fish has
anti-counterfeit brands attached. The ellipse-shaped nameplate tells the brand
and origin of the turbot fish on one side. The other side provides the product's
ID code and anti-counterfeit number, which is similar to the tags on
Yangcheng-Lake crabs. Citizens can get detailed information about each turbot
fish they purchase by sending a short message to the company using the numbers
provided on the nameplate.
To ensure the health of citizens, Shanghai and
Shandong¡¯s aquatic breeding associations have reached an agreement to strictly
supervise the fish transported to Shanghai. The distributors and suppliers also
signed agreements that they will accept inspections.
The means of
transportation has changed from water to air transport. Therefore, the wholesale
price will double to 120 yuan (US$15.4) a kilogram.
Suppliers of turbot
fish can take a long breath after being troubled by the cancer-causing turbot
scandal that has plagued the city. So now, they are busy preparing for the
selling peak.
The turbot fish market was halted after unqualified turbot
fish were found in many markets, so the sales greatly reduced. Improvement in
the market is still going to take some time since the reappearance of the turbot
fish has just begun, said a manager of Tianyuan Aquaculture Company of Yantai,
Shandong province.
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