Fake Seaweed from China in Malaysian Market

Someone bought a packet of seaweed from market but when she washed and soaked the seaweed, she found the seaweed was different even thought it smell like seaweed. When she checked in detail, she found out the seaweed was actually made from plastic. 

 

Below is the news from Bangkok Post:

 

 

But after Bangkok Food and Drug Administration said that those seaweeds are real. The tests were conducted by the Medical Sciences Department.