All the seven people involved in the processing of damaged rice in Mahajanga went to prison. Also yesterday, the confiscation of these rices was carried out and the officials corresponding to this public service arrived there. These include the gendarmerie and the regional director of the Ministry of Trade. The machinery used in rice processing was confiscated. This is in addition to the five cars loaded with thousands of sacks of rice, which are about to be transported and distributed. The rice was taken out and moved to a large place where it could not be moved, until there was an order to burn it. If you remember, damaged rice is almost sold here and there again when it is blown by machine and replaced with new sacks. These were discovered in a large container in Mahajanga. A case like this deserves severe punishment, and poisoning is already within the criminal law. Especially if thousands of people or even a night are about to eat the damaged rice if it is spread in the market. If you look at it with an unbiased heart, it is poisoning your fellow man and countryman. In that case, the outside of the sack still has a beautiful “Good Rice” inscription, but the inside is poisoned rice. This matter has moved the news watchers and many are closely monitoring it for the safety of life, because it is a real danger for many if it spreads. On the other hand, many see the need to strengthen the control of the goods sold in the market in order to protect the health of consumers, especially regarding these staple foods.
D.R