Bugs
n'
Brown
Rice
I
purchased
a
container
of
H.T.
Traders
American
Basmati
Brown
&
Wild
Rice
Blend
from
my
neighborhood
Harris
Teeter
grocery
store.
The
"best
if
used
by
date
of
April
24,
2009"
assured
me
that
my
family
had
plenty
of
time
to
eat
it
safely.
I
know
that
brown
rice
is
a
healthy
choice,
but
did
not
know
it
can
also
contain
a
healthy
dose
of
protein
as
my
container
did.
PROTEIN
IN
THE
FORM
OF
BUGS,
AND
LOTS
OF
THEM,
ACTUALLY
THEY
ARE
RICE
WEEVILS.
Apparently
harmless,
but
I
certainly
don't
want
to
eat
them.
I
did
not
see
any
bugs
when
I
picked
the
container
from
the
grocery
store
shelf.
In
fact,
I
didn't
even
think
I
needed
to
check
for
bugs
before
the
purchase.
Apparently,
the
RICE
WEEVILS
may
have
been
in
the
rice
grains
when
it
was
packaged,
then
"hatched"
and
ate
their
way
through
the
grains
of
rice.
As
you
can
see,
we
had
already
eaten
most
of
this
rice
-
which
is
a
nauseating
thought.
I
am
glad
I
had
on
my
reading
glasses
and
saw
them
before
cooking
and
eating
them
this
time.
Two
days
ago,
I
contacted
the
store
manager
who
said
he
did
not
see
any
bugs
in
the
remaining
containers.
This
product
is
still
on
the
shelves
-
I
was
in
there
this
morning
and
took
photos.
I
also
have
contacted
the
following:
US
Dept
of
Agriculture
(no
reply),
US
Food
and
Drug
Administration
(told
me
sometimes
this
happens
with
less
processed
rice),
and
Harris
Teeter
Corporate
offices.
I
don't
think
I'll
be
purchasing
any
H.T.
Traders
brand
products
any
longer,
and
think
I'll
just
stick
to
over-processed
white
rice.
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