High levels of lead detected in US rice imports
date:Apr 16, 2013
the United States ranged from 6 to 12 milligrams/kilogram.

From those numbers, they calculated the daily exposure levels for various populations and then made comparisons with the FDAs PTTI levels for lead. They detected the highest amounts of lead in rice from Taiwan and China.

Samples from the Czech Republic, Bhutan, Italy, India and Thailand had significantly high levels of lead as well. Analysis of rice samples from Pakistan, Brazil and other countries were still underway.

Because of the
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