Nigeria Costums has confiscated 102 bags of "plastic rice"smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen who wants to sell it in this festive season-According to a senior costum officer in Lagos. He said after preliminary analysis,"that plastic rice after boiling it,shows how sticky the rice was and only GOD knows what would have happened if our people consumed it".
Investigations are underway to establish how much of the rice has being circulated and how best to retrieve the rice so as to safeguard the health of the nation and also punish the culprits.Mr Mamodu further stated that the rice is branded as "Best Tomatoe Rice".
It should be noted that ther was food scandal in China after it emerged that some rice were made from plastic pellets.
Investigations are underway to establish how much of the rice has being circulated and how best to retrieve the rice so as to safeguard the health of the nation and also punish the culprits.Mr Mamodu further stated that the rice is branded as "Best Tomatoe Rice".
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