No harm in eating fortified rice, says JC

It is certified by FSSAI: Lakshmisha

East Godavari Joint Collector G. Lakshmisha (Revenue) on Sunday appealed to the public not to be afraid of consuming the fortified rice being supplied through the Anganwadi centres for children and pregnant women. He told reporters in an online press conference that a section of people had been falsely campaigning that the fortified rice was ‘plastic rice’. “The fortification process helps add micronutrients to normal rice. The fortified rice being provided by the Anganwadi centres is certified by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). There will be no health complications for the consumers,” he said.