The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) has formed a committee to dispose of 5,500 tons of weevil-infected rice in warehouses in the Zarqa governorate. The JFDA had received a tip-off about weevil-infected rice in warehouses in the Zarqa governorate, prompting its inspection teams to dig further into the matter and subsequently impound more than 5,500 tons of rice of various origins and packaging and shut down the warehouses as a precaution. The committee was formed following the results of a lab report, which confirmed serious violations that require stiff procedures. Director General of the JFDA Nizar Muhaidat stressed that the administration has taken all precautionary measures to ensure that the rice does not end up in the local market and that warehouses are closed with sealing red wax and lead.
Source: Jordan News Agency