Food safety recall round-up 19-25 May 2017
Malachite green in catfish
Switzerland: Swiss authorities have issued a warning about frozen catfish from Vietnam sold in several small shops in French-speaking and German-speaking parts of the country.
OSAV said the fish contains residues of an unauthorized veterinary medicinal product (Malachite green at 29 µg/kg - ppb) and a health hazard cannot be ruled out.
SM STAR poisson-chat entier surgelé, 1kg with lot VN 737 IV 044 and date 28-3-18 is affected.
Malachite Green is a veterinary drug prohibited from being given to fish. Studies have shown it has carcinogenic properties.