Thailand govt to sue Chinese factories producing fake jasmine rice

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BANGKOK, March 18 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) is getting ready to sue three Chinese rice producers for allegedly manufacturing fake Thai jasmine rice.

DFT director-general Ronnarong Phoolpipat said on Friday that the department received complaints from Thai rice exporters that these mills were adding artificial fragrance to imitate the signature aroma of Thai “hom mali” or jasmine rice.