The Food Safety Department is taking immediate measures to check if there is any truth in the messages spreading in the social media about plastic-laced rice and sugar being sold in the market, an official press release said here.
The department has formed special squads in all districts to check the rice manufacturing centres, procurement centres, wholesale depots, packing centres as well as the open market to check for ‘plastic rice’ and to allay the apprehensions of the public regarding food safety.
On Thursday, inspections were held in 73 locations and 16 were served notices and ₹17,000 collected as fine.
