Choking on Chlorinated Rice
Chlorine is a chemical with an irritative element. Used in food preparation, it can damage a persons digestive tracts.
February 6, 2007
GO to a food stall at any street corner and you will not see customers showing any qualms about eating their rice dishes. Despite reports of widespread use of bleached or chlorniated rice on the market, no one is worried. We have yet to see someone die from eating such rice, Arif Hartono, a regular food stall customer told Tempo.
So far the government has not taken any action against the marketing of bleached rice on the market. The Food & Drug Mo
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