date:Sep 12, 2013
t. All of the fish found to contain compound were imported from Asian countries, and it was not found in fish from the U.S. or other regions.
Formaldehyde is illegal in food beyond any naturally occurring trace amounts. But according to chemical engineer A. James Attar and his colleagues who conducted the tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not test any imported fish for formaldehyde contamination, and only 4 percent of imported fish gets tested for any contaminants at all.
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