No incidence of sale of plastic rice & sugar has been found so far: Centre

Government today said no incidence of sale of plastic rice and sugar has been found so far.

In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said food safety departments of many States and Union territories took cognizance of the issue, which is being circulated in the social media.

He said Food Safety and Standards Authority of India lifted the samples of rice and sugar and inspected the premises of food business operators but found nothing.