Quality rice in the market [October 26 2010]

Refuting allegations that majority rice varieties in the market are unfit for human consumption, the Ministry of Health assures that all the rice varieties in the market are of quality.

The Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Health Dr. Palitha Maheepala said based on inspections to over 50 percent whole sale outlets in Pettah they found that the allegations were baseless and the rice sold in the market were of quality.

“ We had not found rice stocks that are unfit for human consumption” he said.