FILE PHOTO: A heap of Chinese rice on sale in a market ( Ramon Jocson / UNTV News)
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — There’s no fake rice in the country.
The National Food Authority (NFA) assures consumers after the tests conducted by different agencies on the alledged ‘fake rice’ in Davao City came out recently.
NFA said, the 25 grams of the alleged ‘fake rice’ was just contaminated by dibutyl phthalate or DBP, a chemical compound used in making flexible plastic.
The sample from the alleged fake rice was proven authentic based on the DNA analysis conducted by PhilRice. (Rey Pelayo / UNTV News)