Moreover, the foods we checked are popular staples, eaten by adults and children alike. See the chart summarizing results of our tests for arsenic in rice or rice products. Though rice isn't the ...

“Consumer exposure to inorganic arsenic in food raises a health concern,” states the updated risk assessment published in late January by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). This confirms the ...

Lecturer Dr Manoj Menon explains how his research is helping to remove arsenic from a food which is consumed by more than half of the world's population. Arsenic, an element occurring in the Earth’s ...

Also, washing helps remove microplastics from food packaging. According to experts, arsenic naturally occurs in water, soil, ...

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We looked at data released by the Food and Drug Administration in 2013 on the inorganic arsenic content of 656 processed rice-containing products. We found that rice cereal and rice pasta can have ...

Rice paddies can become hotspots of arsenic exposure, as the toxic chemical can accumulate in soil and be absorbed by rice plants, posing a further health risk through food consumption.

By Dina Gavarieva If you thought lead poisoning was consigned to the annals of history following the demise of the 18th ...

New research reveals many prenatal vitamins don't contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals. The study checked the ...