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Is it true that some rice companies are now producing plastic rice instead of real natural rice?

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Question added by Abeer AlSayed , Senior Media Relations Officer , Jordan River Foundation
Date Posted: 2017/01/17
Surej Saifudeen Shaik
by Surej Saifudeen Shaik , Operations Manager , Hashi Energy

Hi,

Unfortunately its true and its been reported from a couple of high rice consumption countries.Presumed the origin is from China but its finding its way all across and is definitey not nutritious and not fit for consumption..

Sanjib  DUtta
by Sanjib DUtta , Asst , Dynamic Hospitality Palm Hotel

Unfortunately Yes i have been hearing such incidents but not actually seen.

 

khaled fergany
by khaled fergany , Quality control and assurance Manger. , Mirtec international.

unfortunately this is true in some Chinese companies but it is not fit for use and didn't contain any nutritional values and harmful for health    

i heard some issue that its true but i have not seen it

Faisal Mustafa
by Faisal Mustafa , Plant Manager , Dalda Foods Limited

It can be case in developed countries but not experienced or observed in developing countries because plastic rice production needs technology and developing nations are lacking same .

Nurul Atikah Japry
by Nurul Atikah Japry , Business Application Support Engineer , SWIFT

Not just rice, even prawn, vegetables, egg and latest fish. This happen widely in Indonesia.

Khalil Hussain
by Khalil Hussain , Senior Microbiologist , Agror Pharmaceuticals

Yes, this is true. It comes under the act of Food Terrorism.

Jaun Aeliya
by Jaun Aeliya , Assistant manager QC , Fair Exports (India) Pvt.Ltd.

yes, i have heard and read in news.

Naveed Nizar Ali Charolia
by Naveed Nizar Ali Charolia , Manager , Hot N Spicy

Yes unfortunately its true, i heard about it but have'nt seen it

MANJITH  KUMAR
by MANJITH KUMAR , FIELD INVESTIGATOR (TB) , TB RESEARCH NIRT IN CHENNAI

UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS SOME CHINESE COMPANIES.BUT IT IS NOT FIT FOR USE AND DID NOT CONTAIN NUTRITIONAL VALUES AND HARM FUL FOR HEALTH

Mohamed Aijazudin PMP
by Mohamed Aijazudin PMP , QHSE Manager , Asmak Al Emarat LLC, Aquaculture Facility

This is really a very big hoax. The fact is startch present in some foods acts like plastic upon cooking. it also burns like plastic. Always verify the facts first. It takes lot of finance, effort and time to produce plastic rice... to be produced in large quantities..!!!

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/plastic-rice-from-china/

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