Detection of Formalin in Fish Samples Collected from Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Uddin, Riaz; Wahid, M.I.; Jasmeen, Tasbira; Huda, Naz Hasan; Sutradhar, Kumar Bishwajit

doi:10.3329/sjps.v4i1.8866

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“…Table 1 shows the contaminants and adulterants that have been observed or found in different food sources consumed generally by people living in Dhaka city. These information have been collected from certain recent studies that were conducted to expose the severity of the situation that urban dwellers in Bangladesh are facing through intake of adulterated food (Uddin et al, 2011;Al-Rmalli et al, 2012;Naser et al, 2012;Nasreen and Ahmed, 2014). Some common impacts or functions of the contaminants are also described in Table 1.…”

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“…Extensive studies on food adulteration confirm that ∼50% of the food is either adulterated or contaminated with toxic compounds (DDTs, formalin, textile dyes) or disease causing microorganisms (Dawlatana et al, 2008;Bhuiyan et al, 2009a;Uddin et al, 2011;Naser et al, 2012;Ali, 2013a;Nasreen and Ahmed, 2014). Several laws have been promulgated in Bangladesh over the years looking into food safety, nutrition and public health issues in Bangladesh such as BSTI Ordinance, 1985;Fish and Fish Products Rules, 1997;Bangladesh Pure Food Ordinance, 1959 etc.…”

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Food Adulteration and Bio-Magnification of Environmental Contaminants: A Comprehensive Risk Framework for Bangladesh

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Akter

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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This article thoroughly investigates the severity of the prevailing environmental conditions and evaluates the resulting threats to food intake and public health in Bangladesh by establishing relationship among different contaminant transfer mechanisms to human. It describes the potential of certain contaminants to get bio-magnified through the food chain. A database was prepared on a number of contaminants in the study area that are responsible for rendering different foods vulnerable to produce long term or short-term health effects. Contaminants that have been identified in the food sources were categorized in a continuum based on their allowable daily intake. A protocol has been developed which will enable the assessment of the potential of a contaminant to bio-magnify through food chain to understand the contribution of a contaminant on different levels of food chain. The study also provides a detailed assessment of the public health risks associated with direct ingestion of adulterated foods and intake of contaminants through food chain or water intake. Their intake to human body was quantified, which provides an indication of the toxicity level of the contaminants and possible impact on human health. The traditional four steps of risk assessment technique have been employed for some model contaminants (including metals, organic contaminants, and food adulterants). Additionally, existing rules and regulations of Bangladesh were identified with possible limitations that can play significant role in controlling the food adulteration practices and concentration of contaminants in the environment and human body. Finally, a holistic approach to necessary interventions has been prescribed at policy, treatment and evaluation level to prevent the water pollution and food adulteration. Thus, a much-needed comprehensive framework is prescribed in this study to promote safety in food handling, preserve environment and improve health-based strategies in Bangladesh.

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Section: Food Contaminants: Their Uses and Severitymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Food Adulteration and Bio-Magnification of Environmental Contaminants: A Comprehensive Risk Framework for Bangladesh

Majed

Real

Akter

et al. 2016

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Within the field of increasing development of agro-based economy in Bangladesh, fisheries and livestock sectors play a leading role with the annual contribution of 8% turnover in total national economy [1][2] . Around 90% of animal protein comes frequently from the fish and fish products as our daily diet [2][3] .…”

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“…Around 90% of animal protein comes frequently from the fish and fish products as our daily diet [2][3] . However, contamination of fish by an array of microorganisms is not unlikely [4][5] .…”

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Anti-Bacterial Activity of Natural Plants on Fish Pathogens Isolated from Different Ponds of Dhaka City

Das

Abedin

Noor

2016

Bangla. J. Microbiol.

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In aquaculture, the incidence of bacterial resistance towards synthetic antibiotics has become a serious problem. Therefore, current research has been focused on detecting the presence of pathogenic bacteria in water bodies and finding a novel therapy against pathogens imparted by the natural products replacing the use of synthetic antibiotics. A total of 10 pond water samples were analysed to determine the pathogenic load employing conventional cultural and biochemical tests. Anti-bacterial activities of natural plants on fish pathogens were determined using the agar-well-diffusion method. All the water samples studied high heterotrophic bacteria counts, which were upto 10 9 cfu/ml. Among bacterial pathogens, Pseudomonas spp. and Vibrio spp. were found to be present in 6 samples and Aeromonas spp. in 2 samples. The in vitro anti-bacterial activity of the herbal plant extracts against the bacterial pathogens revealed that most of the plant extracts are effective against the pathogenic bacterial isolates.

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“…All the actors get information from each other as almost all have the access to mobile phones (whether their own or nearby neighbours/shop/market). Although there are several laws and law-enforcing regulatory agencies to check the quality and standard of daily food (like fish) in Bangladesh, the fish value chain, especially in the urban areas, is still adulterated (especially by the traders) through the use of different poisonous chemicals (like formalin) to keep the fish fresh (Rahman 2013;Uddin et al 2011). Commercial aquaculture, which passes through a long value chain, faces this problem in particularly severe terms.…”

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Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System in Bangladesh: An Ex-ante Value Chain Evaluation Framework

Islam

2016

Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development

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Rice and fish are an important source of food and nutrition security, income, and livelihood options for many people in Bangladesh. Integrated rice-fish farming systems are a potential option which respond to scarce land and water resources but their potential has not been fully explored in the country. Thus, this study assesses the ex-ante socio-economic competitive potential of this technology, as well as the crucial factors for its widespread adoption and diffusion. To assess the true performance of an activity, we take into account its upstream and downstream actors who are directly or indirectly related to that activity. The overall quantitative results from gross margin, partial budgeting and gendered employment analyses show positive benefits due to the introduction of rice-fish technology instead of rice monoculture in Bangladesh.

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Detection of Formalin in Fish Samples Collected from Dhaka City, Bangladesh

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Food Adulteration and Bio-Magnification of Environmental Contaminants: A Comprehensive Risk Framework for Bangladesh

Food Adulteration and Bio-Magnification of Environmental Contaminants: A Comprehensive Risk Framework for Bangladesh

Anti-Bacterial Activity of Natural Plants on Fish Pathogens Isolated from Different Ponds of Dhaka City

Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System in Bangladesh: An Ex-ante Value Chain Evaluation Framework

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