KATHMANDU – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is in the process of destroying 7.8 metric tons of spoiled rice that were identified in Gorkha.
WFP is destroying the rice after lab results from the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) confirmed it was unfit for human consumption.
“In line with WFP procedures, the operation of destroying the food will be implemented under the supervision of district authorities and quality control inspectors of the Government of Nepal,” said WFP Country Director Pippa Bradford.……