DNA check on rice by Mardi to foil mixers

No room for cheating: Mardi’s newly-developed technology can accurately determine the genetic composition of rice and trace its origins. — Filepic

PUTRAJAYA: A newly-developed “DNA fingerprinting” technology will be used to ensure that imported rice sold in Malaysia is not mixed with local rice.

The technology, developed by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), can accurately determine the genetic composition of rice and trace its origins.