A pack of basmati rice turned into rat-mati (Malay for “dead”) rice for one person who claims he found a dead rat in his packet of uncooked rice that he bought from the Sheng Siong supermarket in Bedok.
His post on Saturday afternoon went viral overnight on Facebook, garnering more than 2,700 shares as of press time, with about 100 more shares added in the span of time between 3pm to 4pm on Sunday.
The man involved, Vegnesh Jodimani, said that he bought the House Brand type of basmati rice at the Sheng Siong supermarket at Bloch 739, Bedok Reservoir Road.
When he opened the packet back home, he was shocked to find a dead rat inside the rice.
“My whole house is full of dead rat smell,” he said.
After he reported the matter to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority as well as the management of that particular Sheng Siong supermarket, the supermarket’s manager reportedly told him that they would remove the stock from their store.
“I hope they will remove (the brand of rice) from other stores too,” said Vegnesh.
Vegnesh advised consumers not to buy the House Brand type of rice and hoped for authorities to take “prompt action”.
In the photo uploaded by Vegnesh, a dead rat is seen hidden in a 5-kilogram (11 pounds) packet of House Brand basmati rice.
It is not known if the packet of rice had been tampered with at any point before Vegnesh bought the packet.
Commenters noticed that according to the picture, it seems that there was no visible tampering on the packet.
One commenter was doubtful as to whether foul play was at hand seeing as the dead rat’s body did not look decomposed, but Vegnesh clarified that the bag indeed had a rat inside, according to him.
Coconuts Singapore has reached out to Sheng Siong supermarket and House Brand for comment.
