Laos health officials find formaldehyde in food products at Luang Prabang markets


Contaminated-formaldehyde cow tripe and squid found in markets in Luang Prabang. - Laotian Times

Vientiane, Feb 20 (Loatian Times): Health officials have found formaldehyde in animal products and seafood across markets in Luang Prabang.

Health officers from the Luang Prabang Provincial Department of Food and Drugs, under the Ministry of Health, investigated food markets around the city on Friday and discovered high levels of formalin (formaldehyde in liquid form) that had contaminated animal products at several locations.

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