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Beware of Fake Rice from China…It Contains Plastic!

Beware of rice imported from China. In yet another food scandal rocking the country, reports from reputable news agencies claimed that the Chinese are making fake using plastic!

Dubbed as the “plastic rice”, the product is made from finely ground potatoes and sweet potatoes. To create the fake rice, the manufacturers add various resins or plastic and shape the mixture into rice-like particles.

The result? Rice that looks like real rice but is so fake that you would get sick if you eat it!

Photo credit: Big Commerce
Photo credit: Big Commerce

Why is this rice popular among the Chinese buyers? Because it is sold cheaply! Manufactures are mass-producing the rice, so they can sell it at cheap prices, much cheaper than real rice. Merchants who wanted to make huge profits began selling the rice to unsuspecting customers.

Of course, ingestion of this plastic-infused rice is harmful to your health but the Chinese do not seem to mind that their fellowmen could get sick because of the fake rice they are selling!

The owner of a local restaurant warns the public from consuming this counterfeit item because eating three bowls of the cooked product is equivalent to eating one vinyl/plastic bag.

See – Top 10 Craziest Fakes From China

Now, why is this news not really surprising despite its huge shock factor? Well, the food is from China which is known not just for making counterfeit versions of just about any product there is on Earth but also of various food scandals.

Written by Joy Adalia

A non-functioning licensed Chemist but full-time mommy of 2 kids, full-time wife, and full-time freelancer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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