date:Sep 20, 2012
the issue.
Arsenic is a chemical element that occurs naturally in the environment and from human sources. One of the world's oldest poisons, arsenic can find is way into foods like rice grown at ground level in water.
Yet, FDA does not dictate how much arsenic is permitted in rice or any other food.
FDA and CU are out with competing studies into arsenic in rice. CU's 223 samples found arsenic levels up to 8.7 micrograms in rice. CU pointed to New Jersey's drinking water standard with a maximu