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Maldives imports: though not said, they are still fake

By Marco Robinson 4 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Avas.mv website on 27th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: What is a fake product? This is the first question that comes to mind. It is acceptable to say that the anything that has been altered from of its original form can also be called fake. […]

Maldives refutes ‘plastic’ rice reports

Maldives refutes ‘plastic’ rice reports

By Maldives Times 1 min read

Maldives Food and Drug Authority on Monday refuted reports of ‘plastic’ rice in the country, insisting that tests thus far have been negative. In a letter sent to Lily International which is the importer of renowned rice brand ‘Kohinoor’, FDA said the investigation into reports had not revealed any traces of plastic in the rice […]