‘Reports about plastic rice found out to be false, it’s instead contaminated’- NAFDAC

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‘Reports about plastic rice found out to be false, it’s instead contaminated’- NAFDAC

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reported that the recent reports circulating about plastic rice being in the country were untrue.
NAFDAC

NAFDAC

The Acting Director General of the agency, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, at a press briefing on Thursday said though the rice was not plastic as reported by the media, it was however still not fit for human consumption.There was anxiety in the country earlier this month when a report stated that the Nigerian Customs Services had intercepted tonnes of plastic rice allegedly imported by unscrupulous businessmen for distribution during the Christmas festive period.The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, however debunked the report after some preliminary studies revealed otherwise which was also corroborated by the laboratory result made public on Thursday by the agency.”˜Based on the failure of the rice to pass the integrity test, the product is not plastic but rice contaminated with micro organisms above permissible limit. Hence, the seized rice consignment is unsatisfactory and therefore unwholesome for human consumption’, Mrs. Oni stated.According to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, he said irrespective of the outcome of the test results, the service would be relentless in preventing fake and banned goods from finding access into the country. He also added that over 40,000 bags of rice have been seized over time of which part were sent to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps.He however urged warehouse owners across the country not to accept smuggled goods in their facilities.

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