MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Fish vendors in the Mandeville market say news that they are using embalming chemicals to keep their fish fresh has wiped out their livelihood and dented the fish industry in this parish capital. They say fish sales have plummeted and are demanding an apology from the parish council which they say has tainted their reputation.

News last week that the government chemist had found levels of the chemical formaldehyde in samples of fish taken from the market, sent shock waves across the parish and led shoppers to turn their backs on fish sold there. The samples were taken after complaints surfaced in March that a shopper had fallen ill after eating fish purchased there.

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