Wednesday, September 19, 2012

U.S. needs arsenic limits in rice: Consumer Reports

A boy eats a bowl of rice at a soup kitchen for people on low incomes in BerlinLOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer Reports is urging U.S. limits for arsenic in rice after tests of more than 60 popular products - from Kellogg's Rice Krispies to Gerber infant cereal - showed most contained some level of inorganic arsenic, a known human carcinogen. The watchdog group said some varieties of brown rice - including brands sold by Whole Foods Markets Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc - contained particularly significant levels of inorganic arsenic. It recommended ways for children and adults to limit their intake of rice products each week and said U.S. ...


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