Doubts galore:Residents of Goshamahal Arya Samaj showing the alleged Chinese plastic rice mixed with normal rice in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Samples sent to State Food Laboratory for chemical tests
Commissioner of Civil Supplies C.V. Anand on Wednesday advised citizens not to believe in rumours on plastic rice as tests conducted on samples collected from the complainant in the Corporation laboratory had shown it was not ‘plastic rice’.
Rice samples have been sent to State Food Laboratory for further chemical tests to totally rule it out and in the meantime, enforcement and vigilance officials were put on high alert.
Corporation officials have been given guidelines through video on how to recognise plastic rice and notice if it is mixed anywhere and carry out checks when there are doubts.
Rice millers too have been cautioned in this matter. Tests in Civil Supplies laboratory were conducted in the presence of quality control analyzer Osman Mohiuddin, general manager Jayadev Singh and assistant manager (technical) G. Saidulu.
Samples have also been collected from the mill on which the complaint was lodged in the Meerpet Police Station on Tuesday and from the complainant. Both the samples were sent to the lab for testing.
After conducting physical analysis and ‘D-husk’ test, the rice was soaked in water for some time.
Rice pastry jumps
Plastic rice would have floated but there was no such sign was seen during the tests. And after the rice samples were cooked, it became a paste as it usually does when normal rice is cooked. This rice pastry was also slightly jumping like a rubber ball.
When rice from the complainant and from the mill were cooked at the same time, the result was the same indicating that both are not plastic rice, clarified Mr. Anand.
After conducting physical analysis and ‘D-husk’ test, the rice was soaked in water for some time.
C.V. Anand
Civil Supplies Commissioner
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