LEGAZPI CITY - National Food Authority officialson Fridayate some of the imported rice that were fumigated and aerated for 12 days after they were found infested with weevil ("bukbok"). They ate the rice for lunch to prove to the public that these were now safe for consumption. Thousands of sacks of rice from Thailand were fumigated for 12 days after the Bureau of Plant Industry found that the rice was infested by weevil while inside the ship MV Emperor 1 that carried them to Tabaco City's port. "We need to conduct the palatability test to prove to the public that the 177,000 bags of rice that were fumigated is safe and healthy for human beings (to eat)," Henry Tristeza, directo...
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