Online rice fake video industry: Don't tease, plastic grains are more expensive than rice.

Original title: Online rice counterfeit video industry: don't tease, plastic grains are more expensive than rice
Recently, two videos about "rice counterfeiting" went crazy again on WeChat. In this regard, there are media reports that "plastic rice" is a long-rumoured, plastic industry sources said that the equipment used in the video is plastic granulation machine, the average price of such recycled plastic particles per kilogram of about 10 yuan, and ordinary rice per kilogram not more than 5 yuan. The cost of producing plastic particles is much higher than the cost of producing so-called "plastic rice".
the first video, a female consumer recorded a video saying the rice she bought was made of plastic because it felt more sticky. In the second video, a man repeatedly puts a plastic bag into a machine, after melting, wire, cutting and other processes, and finally produces a grain of rice-like white solids. The video is captioned with the words, 'This is the process of making fake rice.'
"The rice we eat every day isn't made of plastic bags, is it?" The video shocked many netizens and caused widespread retweeting.
In response, a media investigation found that a similar fake video circulated in some US media and social networks last October, which also said that
In order to cut costs, China produces rice from plastic instead of growing it and exports it to western countries."
immediately after, the U.S. rumor-mongering website "Rumor Crusher" published an article that said, "American consumers should first understand that if you buy home rice made with a plastic bag of things, it is very difficult to eat." An investigation by the US-based website found that rumours of "plastic rice" date back to 2011, but so far there has been no confirmation of a case in which consumers have been unable to tell the difference between real rice and plastic rice in all the countries where the rumours have been circulating.
, what kind of machine does the man in the video operate? What are the white particles it produces, like rice grains? Media reporters contacted an industry insider. 'It's not making any plastic rice at all, it's a basic plastic granulation process,' the person said after watching the video. He says the factory puts recycled plastic in a plastic granulation machine to produce recycled plastic particles. These particles are semi-finished raw materials for the re-production of plastic products. And the reason to make grainy, is to facilitate storage, transport.
industry insider also said that the average price of such recycled plastic particles is about 10 yuan per kilogram, while ordinary rice per kilogram does not exceed 5 yuan. Plastic particles are much more expensive to produce than rice, how can plastic be replaced by fake rice? (China Economic Network reporter Han Xiao)