Plastic 'rice' confiscated in Nigeria

Counterfeit food floods markets after price of a bag more than doubles in a year

Fake Rice
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Nigerian officials have seized more than 2.5 tons of plastic "rice" believed to have been smuggled into the country from China.

At least one suspect has been arrested in connection with the "haul of 102 bags", the contents of which are "dangerous for human consumption," reports The Guardian.

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