Mixing local and imported rice a decades-old practice, Dewan Rakyat told


KUALA LUMPUR: The padi and rice industry has been mixing local and imported white rice to create brand “variations” for decades, says the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.

It said in a parliamentary written reply dated Monday (March 3) that this practice has been done since the 1970s to meet local consumer tastes after the establishment of the National Padi and Rice Board (LPN).

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