Kathmandu, Dec. 26 -- Two years after introducing fortified rice in the malnutrition-hit Karnali province, the state-run Food Management and Trading Company has responded to rumours and misconceptions about its rice.

After some claims suggested that the rice tastes different or even contains plastics, the company dismissed them as rumours and asked the public to try it themselves before believing such claims

The company has been fortifying rice with essential vitamins and minerals at five places across the country. Besides Surkhet in the Karnali province, the company has started rice fortification in Rajapur of Bardiya, Janakpur, Thapathali in Kathmandu, and in Kailali. It blends iron, zinc, vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12, and folic acid in...