After Fake Rice, Fake Bihon Spotted in Davao
Months after controversial news of fake rice has emerged, a Barangay Captain from Davao City has reportedly purchased a synthetic bihon from Calinan Public Market, in Davao City, City Health Office (CHO) said.
“After the synthetic rice, meron na naman kaming synthetic bihon,” CHO–Environment Sanitation Division head Robert Oconer after hearing the news.
Oconer said, they received the report about the fake bihon from barangay Saloy, Capt Gary Gensianos.
It was reported that Gensianos asked his some of his men to buy the alleged fake bihon from the market. After they cooked the bihon, it was not edible.
“It was shown to us last Friday. Niluto niya pero hindi niya makain-kain kasi dumudulas lang daw sa bunganga niya,” Oconer said.
Oconer added that the sample will be sent to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for further evaluation.
The team said they are trying to investigate what store the bihon came from.
“Both fake rice and fake bihon is hard to identify until it is cooked so people will need to make sure they are buying from respected stores”, Oconer said.
/Source: Sunstar/
