A scare about sweet potatoes from Vietnam purportedly turning green when steamed due to the wartime Agent Orange herbicide is righteously shut down by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA).
A Facebook post had been spreading around online about the peculiar tinge, claiming that you shouldn't eat Vietnam produce because Agent Orange "is deeply rooted in their soil". The herbicide was used during the Vietnam War by American forces — meant to destroy bushes, trees and vegetation.
