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14 December 2016

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda addressing a press conference to update the country on the importation of rice held at the Ministry’s St. Lucia office on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Looking on is Acting Permanent Secretary, Mr. Reginald Budhan.

Minister Samuda Says No Reason to Fear “Fake” Rice

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14 Dec 2016

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has moved to allay the fears of Jamaican consumers following reports of an unconfirmed case of plastic contaminated rice in Jamaica.
Speaking at a media briefing Tuesday afternoon at the ministry’s 4 St. Lucia Avenue offices, the Agriculture Minister said every effort is being made by the Government to safeguard the health of consumers.
Minister Samuda said that there has been no evidence of plastic in the samples tested by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica to date. The samples were taken from...