Call to end rice fraud now


KUALA LUMPUR: The government need not wait for new laws to take action against firms selling imported rice mixed with local grains, says a consumer group.

Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) vice-president Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham said action against these companies could be taken under the Trade Descriptions Act, Consumer Protection Act and the Food Act.

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