Today, this newspaper reported the news that the live fish malachite green sold in a seafood store in Linyi exceeded the standard. What is malachite green? Is there anyone still using it now? The reporter found that this chemical product called malachite green has clearly stipulated that all food animals are forbidden to use. In reality, because of its low price and quick effect, there are still people illegally using it.

Today, the reporter learned in the Luzhong pet market that many stores are selling malachite green. "3 yuan a box, a box can be used in 1000 kg of water." One operator said that the previous malachite green sold much, now less. “Every kilogram is only one hundred yuan, the price is cheap, the effect is good, many people who raise fish will buy it in kilograms.” The operator said, “Food fish can also be used, but not fish, just put in water. in."

On the e-commerce platform, the reporter found that the merchants selling malachite green, the price of 50 grams of packaging is between 2 yuan and 3 yuan. An ornamental fish farmer told reporters that malachite green has good efficacy in preventing diseases such as water mold and disease, and the low cost and convenient access are important reasons for repeated prohibitions. "At present, there is no restriction on the purchase channels of malachite green in the country. It is not easy to manage. It is easy for farmers to buy. Fish is often injured during transportation. After malachite green, the mortality rate of fish is greatly reduced." The breeder said that after using malachite green, the scales will be particularly bright, the roots of the fins will be blue-green, and the fish gills will be purplish red; while the normal fins are cyan and the fish gills are bright red.

“Be sure to soak before eating the aquatic products, so that even if the fish is soaked in the malachite green solution, it can be diluted to reduce the toxicity to the human body.” The staff of the food and drug supervision department of Zhangdian District told the reporter that malachite green is artificial Synthetic organic compounds, which are extremely harmful to human body, are both fungicides and dyes. They have high toxins, high residues and side effects such as carcinogenicity, teratogenicity and mutagenicity. They have been included in the veterinary drugs and their compounds banned by food animals. In the list. “Even so, there are still people who use it in the fish farming process.”