date:May 21, 2013
On April 11, 2013, Dr. Tsananagurayi Tongesayi of Monmouth University presented a study at the American Chemical Society announcing that rice from Asia, Europe and South America had 20-60 times higher toxic levels of lead than is allowed by the Food Drug Administration. The news caused an international uproar, as breaking news outlets from BBC to TIME magazine issued reports.
On April 19, Tongesayi admitted he was having an issue with his measuring instruments and recalled his paper. Consume