Post by robeiae on Dec 24, 2016 13:26:15 GMT -5
Thought this would make a fine holiday topic...
In Nigeria: www.cnn.com/2016/12/23/africa/nigeria-fake-plastic-rice/index.html
There have been--and still are--situations where expired foodstuffs get shipped to unsuspecting places, sometimes as "donated" food. Many foodstuffs that reach expiration get sent off to reclamation centers, where they sometimes end up in discount stores. Next time you're in a Dollar Tree, take a look at the expiration dates on the foods they're selling.
But I get some of this: a lot food that reaches its "sell by" date is perfectly edible. Still, pretending that it's not expired or dumping it on unsuspecting people to get the tax write-off, well that's not very decent behavior.
But who manufactures fake rice--tons of it--then sends it out to people who desperately need the rice as a major part of their diet? Driving a truck into a crowd of people is monstrous behavior, to be sure, but is this any better? Seems to me that it's actually much, much worse.
And what I can't fathom is the mindset of the people who did this, because it has to involve more than one person.
In Nigeria: www.cnn.com/2016/12/23/africa/nigeria-fake-plastic-rice/index.html
Nigerian authorities have seized 2.5 metric tons of reportedly fake rice during the holiday season...
Mamudu Haruna, comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit, called it "plastic" rice at a press briefing in Lagos Thursday. "We have done the preliminary analysis on the plastic rice. After boiling, it was sticky and only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it."
Haruna described the importers of the fake rice as "economy saboteurs" seeking to capitalize off of Nigerians looking for bargains during the Christmas and New Year holiday season.
It is unclear where the shipment of rice originated. "A consultant said he was given 221 bags to distribute," Jerry Attah, the public relations officer for the assistant superintendent of customs, told CNN...
Attah said that a total of 221 bags -- each weighing 25 kilos -- came into Nigeria, but only 102 were recovered, which means 119 have already been distributed.
Mamudu Haruna, comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit, called it "plastic" rice at a press briefing in Lagos Thursday. "We have done the preliminary analysis on the plastic rice. After boiling, it was sticky and only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it."
Haruna described the importers of the fake rice as "economy saboteurs" seeking to capitalize off of Nigerians looking for bargains during the Christmas and New Year holiday season.
It is unclear where the shipment of rice originated. "A consultant said he was given 221 bags to distribute," Jerry Attah, the public relations officer for the assistant superintendent of customs, told CNN...
Attah said that a total of 221 bags -- each weighing 25 kilos -- came into Nigeria, but only 102 were recovered, which means 119 have already been distributed.
But I get some of this: a lot food that reaches its "sell by" date is perfectly edible. Still, pretending that it's not expired or dumping it on unsuspecting people to get the tax write-off, well that's not very decent behavior.
But who manufactures fake rice--tons of it--then sends it out to people who desperately need the rice as a major part of their diet? Driving a truck into a crowd of people is monstrous behavior, to be sure, but is this any better? Seems to me that it's actually much, much worse.
And what I can't fathom is the mindset of the people who did this, because it has to involve more than one person.