Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Has anyone tried this organic brand? I have no clue where I bought
> this bag and thankfully it was a small one.
>
> I took it out of the cupboard and immediately noticed two dark brown
> things inside that were about the same size and shape as the rice but
> not quite. At first I assumed that it was some stray grain of another
> kind or something. But now. I picked them out, put them on a white
> paper plate to view them better, then saw two more.
>
> I immediately ran to the computer and looked up images of mice turds.
> Which these may well be. I really can't say for sure. But I also
> noticed that the grains of rice didn't look very good. Some were
> more white than others and some appeared to be broken. So, into the
> Biobag it went because I didn't want to take any chances.
>
> The bag was totally sealed. No holes or anything. I must have been
> in a hurry when I picked it up. But I don't think I will be trying
> this brand again. Blech.

Hi Julie,

I can't speak to this particular brand but rice, flours and pastas can
very easily be infested. It's more of a problem in some areas than
others.

It was particularily a problem in Japan so they have these:

https://www.google.com/search?q=japa...w=1600&bih=732
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Smaller version of link :-)

http://tinyurl.com/ltnl6sm

These are actually pretty much airtight. Then if there are bugs, they
get trapped in there.

A better way to deal with such is if you have a spare freezer, freeze
all such goods for at least 2 days as soon as you bring them home.

What I have personally found is organic grains are more apt to have
'issues' because the standard preventives for that can't be used.

BTW, the spots were more likely to be rice hull bits not properly
separated out.

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