But emerging research shows this beloved grain may be contaminated with arsenic — a toxic element linked to serious health risks, including brain developmental delays, cancer and heart disease.

Arsenic is everywhere The main environmental sources of arsenic are volcanoes and the erosion of mineral deposits. This can contaminate groundwater sources, as happened in Bangladesh where the ...

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Samples of store-bought rice from more than 100 different brands purchased in the United States contained dangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium, according to a new report shared first ...

A report by Healthy Babies Bright Future indicates that many varieties of rice products contain concerning levels of arsenic and other heavy metals, which can cause health problems. The report ...

Samples of store-bought rice from more than 100 different brands purchased in the United States contained dangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium, according to a new report released ...

A tasteless poison Arsenic in its elemental state is a gray, brittle solid. Its nucleus has 33 protons and 42 neutrons, giving it similar chemical properties to phosphorus. The elemental form of ...

A new report has brought worrying details of high levels of toxic heavy metals and elements like arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury that could be in rice available across the United States. The ...