Sri Lanka, April 22 -- The Veyangoda warehouse complex has only issued rice stocks deemed suitable for human consumption by the expert committee appointed by the Gampaha Divisional Health Services Director for distribution in the school meal program, says the Presidential Secretariat.

The committee has provided relevant recommendations relying on analytical reports from the Government Analyst's Department and the Medical Research Institute, it said issuing a statement.

This comes after the Public Health Inspectors' Union (PHIU) alleged, earlier today, that the stocks of rice stored in a government warehouse in the Veyangoda area, which was to be used in the meals program for schoolchildren, have been found to be substandard and have bec...