date:Feb 11, 2014
ing to an FDA spokesperson.
Investigators are still working to determine if niacin was the cause of the Texas illnesses as well.
It appears that the reaction may be related to an excessive amount of niacin enrichment of the product, an Uncle Bens spokesperson said to Food Safety News in an emailed statement. Tests of samples of the product involved in the December incident indicated a higher than normal amount of niacin in the product. Enrichment of rice with niacin is required under federal a