Supermarkets in Beijing have stopped selling live fish for fear of being caught in a government crackdown on food safety.
Many supermarkets emptied their fish tanks after receiving tips that the food safety watchdog would soon conduct random checks for chemical contamination of aquatic products, Caixin magazine reported online, citing unnamed sources at the China Food and Drug Administration.
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