The 10-year-old rice is kept in the Kitttichai Warehouse, Building 2, Prasat District, Surin Province. BANGKOK – The rice-pledging scheme, which was once a political controversy that led to the fall of the Yingluck Shinawatra government, has once again become a political issue and has reignited debates about whether rice from years ago is still edible today. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, inspected rice produced during the Yingluck administration, which has been stored for over 10 years in two warehouses in Surin Province: the Phun Phol Trading warehouse in Chaliang district and the Kitttichai Warehouse in Prasat District, on May 6, 2024.
They found that the rice still maintained sufficient quality for consumption and export. He also demonstrated eating rice stored for ten years and distributed it to journalists for tasting in both Surin Province and Bangkok, most of whom confirmed that it was edible even though it had less aroma and stickiness than fresh rice. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce demonstrates eating rice stored for ten years in Surin Province on May 6, 2024.
However, Rames Rattanachaweng, the spokesperson for the Democrat Party, has repeatedly attacked this issue, claiming that this batch of rice might not be of genuine quality because it needs to be soaked 15 times. He also criticized the Commerce Minister for not daring to eat it fully, implying a lack of confidence in the quality of .
