2.5 tonnes of plastic rice smuggled into Nigeria were confiscated by the Nigerian Customs Service. The "authentic looking rice, manufactured from plastic pellets was intended to be sold as "best tomato rice" during the festive season, and would have been severely harmful to consumers if consumed.
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The Thai government on Wednesday denied rice exported from Thailand contains plastic, following a Facebook post from the United States that went viral online claiming rice from Thailand is mixed with plastic.