date:Sep 09, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that after testing 1,300 samples of rice and rice products, it has determined the amount of detectable arsenic is too low to cause immediate or short-term negative health effects.
The next step, the agency said, will be to conduct an analysis into the effects of long-term exposure to low levels of arsenic in rice.
The FDA's review comes after Consumer Reports urged the government in 2012 to limit arsenic in rice after tests of more than 60 p