Nigerian authorities have intercepted a shipment of around 2.5 tons of fake rice, allegedly from China. Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets over the festive season as prices of the staple food are rocketing ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Health warnings have been issued and a suspect has been arrested. RT reports: The 102 bags of fake rice, weighing 25kg (a little over 50lb) each and labeled ‘Best Tomato Rice’, are thought by customs officers to have been smuggled in through the port in Lagos, according to AFP. The port city is the country’s main commercial hub. The connection to China is being suggested after ‘rice’ made from plastic pellets was discovered at the same port last year. A suspect was arrested Wednesday, and warnings were immediately issued to steer clear of the rice, and definitely not cook it. It was upon cooking the rice that customs officials saw its sticky constitution, realizing it was not safe. “Only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it,” customs controller Mohammed Haruna told local media, as cited by AFP. Being Nigeria’s most popular staple food, rice is [...]
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