The
plastic rice branded Beat Tomato Rice was in storage at the time of
seizure and was ready for distribution during the christmas holidays in
Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State.
According
to the chief of customs in Lagos, Mohammed Haruna, one person has been
arrested in connection with the commodity and the distribution point of
the seized plastic rice has been blocked for further investigation,
local media report.
“We have done the
preliminary analysis on the plastic rice. After boiling, it was sticky
and only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it,”
Haruna disclosed.
“Before now, I thought it was
a rumour that the plastic rice is all over the country but with this
seizure, I have been totally convinced that such rice exists,” he said
while advising the public to be vigilant and report any suspicions of
sale of such products.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s Food
and Drugs Authority said last week that it found no “plastic rice” in
the country after a two-month surveillance due to allegations of its
presence on the Ghanaian market.
“The FDA did
not find any of the said ‘plastic rice’ on the market. The general
public is therefore encouraged to bring samples of any alleged ‘plastic
rice’ to the FDA or give information on persons connected to the sale or
distribution of such products,” it said in a statement.
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