KUALA LUMPUR: The government is strengthening procedures to crack down on instances of mixing cheaper local white rice into packages of imported rice, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry
Investigations into instances of local white rice being packaged with imported rice will be done through the Trade Descriptions Act 2011 (Act 730), said minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, adding that the Act will assist in identifying those who falsely state the content, types and labelling on rice packages. “Investigations will include rice sample exhibits and admissibility of evidence in court,” he said, adding that the ministry will strengthen collaborations with the Chemistry Department in analyses.
