"Discrimination of Kuban rice." Rice farmers have launched an attack against environmental activists from Poltava.

National Rice Union is fighting against "discrimination against Kuban rice" by environmental activists. This was stated by the association's executive director. Mikhail Radchenko.

"As soon as we have a package of documents, we'll go on federal channels to tell the entire country who's damaging the prestige of Russian agricultural producers and undermining their economy."- сказал Radchenko in an interview with the local newspaper "Voice of Truth" on November 10.

In two days, on November 12th NTV a story was released in which, contrary to the reports of Rospotrebnadzor, is approvedthat rice grown next to a huge landfill in the village Poltava, is completely safe.

Today, November 13, residents of Poltavskaya published the text of a statement with which they addressed the head Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation to Bastrykin.

"We are certain that the program is a paid production and aimed at misleading the public. Unlike the 'rice-and-garbage' oligarchs, we don't have the money to pay for popular programs on federal channels. We have only the truth and the intention to fight to victory.", - in particular, the statement said.

Ранее NotMoscow wrote that rice grown in Poltava withdrawn from circulation due to the excess of maximum permissible concentrations of heavy metals, and the landfill closed since November 11 For undefined period.