The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said over 1, 000 bags of foreign parboiled rice in seized imported 12 trucks of the product from India contain a toxic malleable metallic element (lead). He said part of the negative economic impact of importing foreign rice into the country, some of the imported rice is unhealthy for human consumption. Ejibunu advised consumers to desist from patronising foreign parboiled rice. “Apart from the Federal Government’s policies geared towards the protection of its local economy against foreign competitors, the government prohibits goods like used clothes, used fridges/compressors and used tyres among others unhealthy. Ejibunu noted that 12 suspects were arrested in connection with the seizures and various customs offences.

Source: The Guardian May 06, 2022 03:09 UTC