AUTHORITIES are yet to ascertain if the reported “fake” rice that was recently seized in Davao del Sur is really fake or is just contaminated.

At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food on Monday, officials said traces of chemicals found in the allegedly fake rice are not harmful to health.

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