Plastic Rice!

December 17th, 2016

Reports have surfaced of ‘fake plastic rice’ that have made its way to consumers.  The claims are that the rice looks real and is designed to fool consumers into thinking that they are purchasing the genuine product. How is the fake rice made? They take potato starch and mix it with plastic (for example synthetic [...]

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Uncle Ben’s Rice – Consumer alert!!

February 14th, 2014

Remember these words, “Import Less!” and “Buy Jamaican!” I have been at the supermarket and heard people commenting on the ‘good’ imported products in comparison to the ‘bad’ local products. Consumers often choose to buy the products that are imported from overseas. Too often such imported products are viewed as superior to our local counterparts. [...]

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