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#Thread: We @reporters_co are releasing the #ModifiedRice papers. These show how the Union gov't forced fortified rice upon 80 cr Indians. Despite failed pilots and internal red flags over health risks. Corporate interests played from the back.
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What is fortified rice? Beat rice into dough. Add artificial micronutrients to it. Then machine-carve this to look like real rice grains. One such artificial grain is mixed with 100 normal grains. Govt is feeding this to the poor, purportedly to reduce anaemia
What is fortified rice? Beat rice into dough. Add artificial micronutrients to it. Then machine-carve this to look like real rice grains. One such artificial grain is mixed with 100 normal grains. Govt is feeding this to the poor, purportedly to reduce anaemia
