Poland blocks sale of 250 tonnes of contaminated Myanmar rice

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Poland's food quality authority blocked the sale of 250 tonnes of rice from Myanmar upon discovering pest contamination in Gdańsk on Wednesday. The block took effect immediately as the Polish Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection Authority investigates the shipment's journey and the contamination's origin, with the Myanmar Rice Federation also launching its own inquiry.

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The country’s food quality body announced the block on X on Wednesday, citing significant pest contamination in the product.

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