BY NED GAGAHE
Responding to public backlash, Nice 1 Company has clarified that the viral video of its employees’ repacking rice was misleading and recorded by a woman from a nearby residence.
In a Facebook post the company revealed that a female took the video from a distance in a house next to where the incident happened.
“The truth is, the container was wet, so we reported it to the “health” authorities and informed them that the rice inside was damaged and would not be sold.
“We use it as feed for our dogs — we have around 10 of them. Unfortunately, a female recorded the video and shared it to damage our reputation.
We would never sell rice in that condition to the public — absolutely not.
This rice was only intended for our dogs. Health officials inspected the container before the video was taken and after the video went viral, they returned for a follow-up inspection. This situation has been very upsetting for us.”
According to YUMITOKTOK FORUM the video was taken at the Nice 1 Company premises, located at Rove behind the Gaoming building.
YTTF also calls on health authorities from the Honiara City Council (HCC), Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) to immediately investigate the incident.
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