Contradictory statements about the import of contaminated corn into Iran; this shipment was imported for 4,200 Tomans

While the deputy chairman of the Parliament's Article 90 Commission announced on a television program that there were 140,000 tons of contaminated corn in warehouses in Khuzestan Province, the chairman of the Parliament's Article 90 Commission has denied this.

Amir Khojasteh, deputy chairman of the Article 90 Commission of the Majlis, said in a television program that there was a total of 500,000 tons of corn in Khuzestan Province, of which 350,000 tons, whose standards were approved by the Ministry of Health and the National Standards Organization, were imported into the country, but 140,000 tons of this shipment, according to tests, were contaminated with the poison "aflatoxin" and are still being stored in the warehouse.

He said that these products were imported into the country by the private sector "for 4,200 tomans."

However, Davud Mohammadi, head of the Parliament's Article 90 Commission, said that this corn had not entered the country and that people "should rest assured."

ISNA news agency wrote that in 2016, about 120,000 tons of corn entered Bandar Imam, and after numerous tests conducted by the National Standards Organization, the presence of high levels of aflatoxin in this shipment was proven, and a certificate of conformity was not issued for this shipment.

On the other hand, despite the National Standards Organization announcing that all 350,000 tons of corn imported into Iran have been certified as healthy, some unofficial reports indicate that the corn imported into the country is contaminated.

In recent days, news has been published on social media about the import of contaminated corn into Iran, and people have been warned not to use products made with corn.

The United States has repeatedly condemned institutionalized financial corruption and the plundering of Iran's God-given assets by the regime's affiliates, citing them as the main causes of Iran's economic and financial problems. Not long ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted about the Islamic Republic's officials that they were involved in corruption instead of helping the people.

Source: Voice of America