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Company News of Friday, February 22, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-02-22
EPA ordered the company to cease all production operations with immediate effect
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has canceled the environmental permit for the China Fujian Fishing Limited plant located in Asutsuare in the Greater Accra region.
In a statement, the EPA said the move was in compliance with rule 26 of the Environmental Assessment Regulations, 1999 (LI 1652).
"The investigations conducted by the Agency on the activities of the company revealed that it did not comply with the conditions of the environmental license of the agency."
The company was directed with immediate effect for:
Stop any production operation with immediate effect
Evacuate and destroy all tilapia strains in the facility
Evacuate all fish cages in Lower Volta within twenty-eight days from the date of the letter of revocation (February 5, 2019). The evacuation should be completed by March 8, 2019.
The EPA also asked the public to inform the Agency of any "non-compliance action taken by the company".
Chinese fish farm closed indefinitely after the mbadive death of tilapia
The company suspended its activities for an indefinite period in October 2018 after mbadive quantities of fish were found dead on the site.
This was in accordance with an order from the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
In October 2018, about 40 tonnes of unhealthy tilapia were destroyed by the Asutsuare Fisheries Commission in Shai Osudoku District of Greater Accra Region.
Farm leaders denied allegations that the tilapias were imported from China, claiming that they had been raised locally.
They suspected fish poisoning at the time.
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