An image is going viral on social media platforms carrying a claim that states: “Basmati Rice Declared Pakistani Product Instead of Indian”
The image has been shared by several users with similar claims.
Many users such as Arif Ajakia and Smita Mishra have shared this image depicting similar claims on X.
More such posts can be here and here
Fact-Check
The DFRAC team investigated the claim made through the viral image. We found this claim to be misleading.
We conducted a keyword search on Google in this regard that led us to some reports published by The Economic Times, Moneycontrol & Indianfoodtimes.
According to these reports, India has rebutted reports from Pakistan which claim that New Zealand and Australia have officially recognised basmati rice as a Pakistani product. Officials said that India already holds a logo mark registration in New Zealand for basmati rice while Pakistan has no such registration.
Furthermore, the reports mentioned that the Agricultural and Processed Food Exports Development Authority (APEDA), a body under the Government of India, was actively engaged in the protection and prosecution of its Basmati name and logo certification trademark applications in these jurisdictions. In fact, APEDA already holds a logo mark registration in New Zealand for Basmati while Pakistan has no such registration.
Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC‘s fact-check that the viral claim alleging Basmati Rice has declared Pakistani Products instead of Indian is completely misleading since India has refuted these reports citing false claims and has asserted that India already holds a logo mark registration in New Zealand for basmati rice.
Analysis: Misleading
