How you can check if the fish in the grocery stores is fresh. Signs to watch out for

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Danger on the doorstep of Florii! Sanitary-veterinary inspectors found fish kept in rusty and dusty windows in food stores in several cities where they made checks. To avoid the danger, people stood in line at the fisheries, where they knew they could find fresh goods.

By the Observator editorial team on 26.04.2024, 21:10

In the first fishery they entered, the inspectors also found problems. Rust, dirt, broken tiles.

Inspector: How long has it been since it was deleted?

Landlady: We wipe every day.

Inspector: It doesn’t seem like it.

Mihaela Bălan, head of the DSV Iaşi control service: The activity will be suspended until it performs the appropriate sanitation.

The sanitary-veterinary inspectors controlled almost 200 shops in Iasi, issued fines of over 60,000 thousand lei and confiscated over 400 kilograms of fish. Altered fish and canned goods are very dangerous – they can cause serious food poisoning and even botulism, a rare, fatal disease.

Couple: I’ve never taken from here. My daughter took it and threw it away. Fish is the most dangerous. If it’s infested… It’s impossible. It’s been here for a long time. In vain we give to the protection of the consumer. 10.30 It stinks.

How do you recognize fresh fish?

To be sure that you are not buying an old fish that makes you sick, take a good look: the scales must be transparent, the flesh, firm, and the eyes must not be cloudy. Those who shop for the Florii table also look for these clues, and good prices, which start at 15 lei for a kilogram of roe and reach 200 lei for a salmon fillet.

Saleswoman: It is bought according to the price and the money of each. That is, the novacus, the phytophagus and the carp are also sold. and the carrion. Novak and phytophagous more because of the price. From Monday until now I have exceeded a ton.

“In the case of canned fish, it is the packaging itself that can save us from problems. Here we find both the ingredients, the expiration date and the date from which it was packed. However, the can itself is also important not to be damaged” , reports Clara Mihociu, Observer reporter.

The appetite for fish is growing in our country. From 6 and a half kilograms per capita 13 years ago, to almost nine.