Why is the source of origin not written on the plastic bag of Golden Elephant Rice? Coincidentally, I was asking too.
As luck would have it, smart consumers, suddenly discovered, eating more than 19 years of "Thai rice", the packaging bag did not have a description of the source of origin.
That pack of "excellent rice", from the beginning to the end looked many times, really no; with nutritional information, company address and expiration date, but there is no source of origin. Those with a golden elephant did not even say that they were Thai rice; those with a kangaroo did not write that they were Australian silk seedlings. In the supermarket whole rice rack, just can not find any package of rice, tell you the source of origin. Not a single pack.
I asked the shop assistant: Where is the origin of these rice?
He said: Vietnam.
I asked.. I have to find Thai rice, not a pack in the whole shelf is Thai?
He said.. No, all Vietnam.
I asked.. but did not write.
He said.. Yes, they don't write it.
Please forgive me for being too naive, I think I seem to have heard of it long ago, but have not been too concerned.. Don't think that a golden elephant means Thailand, don't think that a kangaroo means Australia. Seeing an elephant is an elephant, seeing a kangaroo is just a kangaroo, if you think of something else, you are thinking too much.
“Mixed rice” can mean mixing rice from different sources into one product for sale, such as different rice-producing areas within the same country, and often rice supplied to restaurants is mixed with new rice (newly harvested this year) and old Rice (also known as old flower rice, that is harvested in the early years), to prepare a more popular taste, called "groove rice", even rice produced in different countries. Transportation is now more convenient than ever, and rice-producing Southeast Asian countries have their free trade zones. Rice is easily transported between these countries, making it difficult to determine where rice is grown, industry insiders said. Overall, there is no negative connotation to mixing rice, and it would be a good thing for consumers to be able to mix out better-tasting products. As long as suppliers clearly mark details such as the true origin of the product and even the percentage of different types of rice on the label, respecting consumers' right to know and facilitating their purchase is advantageous for all parties.
But in any case, as a consumer, we should have the right to know, why does food packaging not indicate the source of origin?
Reviewing old news online, Jinyuan Rice Industry had invested in Vietnam, the owner said "nineteen years ago has started doing rice business with Vietnam" (the report said). It had also been explained earlier that Golden Elephant Rice no longer says “Thailand” because the ingredients are less than 92% of the Thai authorities’ regulations and cannot be called Thai rice.
Do you feel that the elephant on the packaging is allegedly misleading, feeling deceived for many years? However, actually, if you think of something else, it's just that you think too much. 😅😂
