Cheap and Profitable Fake Rice In Market From China

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Cheap and Profitable Fake Rice In Market From China

Post by chandoo » Jun 28, 2015 Views: 7619

A major food safety scandal involving fake rice recently rocked China; news reports suggested that the grains were made by mixing potatoes with industrial synthetic resin. There were also rumors of the cheap but profitable rice being exported to other Asian countries, including Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India.



The fake grains supposedly cannot be distinguished from natural rice when raw. The only way to identify plastic rice is by cooking it - it remains hard and is difficult to digest. One publication explained that soup cooked with plastic rice will form a plastic film over the top, which burns when heated.



Health experts are warning people that these grains, if consumed, could wreak havoc on the digestive system. According to an official from the Chinese Restaurant Association, eating three bowls of plastic rice would equal consuming one plastic bag!

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Post by admin » Jun 28, 2015

OMG!


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