date:Sep 09, 2013
and rice water.
Taken together, the samples cover most types of rice grain and rice-based foods and beverages consumed in the United States, the agency said.
The average levels of inorganic arsenic - the most toxic kind - ranged from 2.6 to 7.2 micrograms per serving of rice grains. Instant rice was at the low end of the range and brown rice came in at the high end.
In foods, the element may be present as inorganic arsenic or organic arsenic, the FDA said. Together they are referred to as tot