Carcinogenic

TNT, leaking from old ammunition dumped in Swedish lakes, may deposit carcinogenic substances in fish, according to a recent study by Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI. More research is now needed to investigate if human consumption of TNT, and its metabolites through food constitutes a health risk.

Currently 80 percent of the freshwater fish, 90 percent of eel products, and 15 percent of live eels in Hong Kong are imported from mainland China.