The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture seized 32 tons of fake rice and black beans, including excessive broken rice and moldy

Published Apr 24, 2025

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Over 18,000 bags of rice and black beans, packed as first-grade products, have been seized by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture for violating quality standards. The rice contained more broken grains than allowed, and the black beans had excessive moldiness, crushing, and other defects. The companies responsible for the production may face administrative proceedings, with an option for technical defense. This action is part of efforts to combat quality grade fraud, which misrepresents the quality of products, often leading consumers to pay higher prices for substandard goods.

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Details of seized products Rice: 4,595 bags (5 kg each), packaged by a company in Uberlandia, Minas Gerais. Tests showed that the broken rice and broken grains accounted for 23%-32%, far exceeding the national standard of broken rice rate of first-grade rice ≤7.5%, and should actually be classified as a second-grade product. Black beans: 9,200 bags (1 kg each), produced by a company in Brodowski, Sao Paulo. One batch was downgraded to the third grade because the proportion of moldy, rotten and sprouted beans exceeded 3% (first-grade standard ≤1.5%); another batch was downgraded to the second grade because the crushing, breakage and other defects exceeded 5% (second-grade standard ≤2.5%). Nature of violation and progress of handling The Ministry of Agriculture pointed out that the products involved all have the problem of "quality grade fraud". The packaging is marked as "first-grade (tipo1)" high-quality products, but the actual quality does not meet the standards. The name of ...

Source: Foodmate