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Reducing the Risk of Arsenic in Rice

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
June 24, 2025

New research suggests that the most effective treatments for reducing levels of arsenic in rice are cultivar selection, irrigation management, cooking approach, and the application of selenium or silicon soil amendments.


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Report: High Levels of Arsenic and Cadmium in Store-Bought Rice Pose Health Threats to Infants

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
May 20, 2025

Tests of 145 rice samples from retailers nationwide—including U.S.-grown and imported varieties—reveal that rice sold in the United States remains widely contaminated with arsenic.


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EFSA Finds No Health Risk of Complex Inorganic Arsenic Species in Food, but Data is Limited

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
December 11, 2024

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on the health risks associated with the most common complex organoarsenic species in food.


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‘Safe School Meals Act’ Addresses Pesticides, PFAS, Food Dyes, and More in School Lunches

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Bailee Henderson
September 23, 2024

Senator Cory Booker’s Safe School Meals Act proposes widespread reforms that would reduce the presence of toxic heavy metals, pesticides, artificial food dyes, and chemicals in school lunches, and would mandate research to progress remediation methods for environmental contaminants polluting farms.


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Study Shows Conflicting Effects of Irrigation Management on Cadmium, Arsenic in Rice

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 13, 2024

A recent University of Delaware study has shown that, although certain irrigation management approaches can reduce the levels of either cadmium or arsenic in rice crops, irrigation management may not be able to simultaneously mitigate both of the chemicals.


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Study Explores Food Safety Risks of Non-Traditional, Sustainable Agriculture Practices

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
September 9, 2024

A recent study found that, while alternative farming practices aimed at reducing water usage can lower greenhouse gas emissions and arsenic levels in rice, the same practices may also increase cadmium content in plants. The same study also demonstrated that no-till farming techniques raise the likelihood of mycotoxin contamination in crops.


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Some California Drinking Water Disproportionately Contaminated by Nitrate, Arsenic—an Issue Worsened by Drought

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
August 7, 2024

A new study has found that California community drinking water systems serving majority Latino communities are disproportionately contaminated by higher nitrate and arsenic contamination, and that the issue is exacerbated by droughts.


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EFSA Raises Concern About a Small Organic Arsenic Species in Food

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
July 2, 2024

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has identified health risks of dietary exposure to dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), small organic arsenic species in food.


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Baby Food Safety Act Would Give FDA Authority to Limit Toxic Heavy Metals in Food for Children

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
May 13, 2024

To protect the health of young children, the Baby Food Safety Act of 2024 has been introduced in U.S. Congress to give FDA the authority to enforce scientifically established limits on heavy metals in commercially produced infant and toddler food.


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Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic in Food a Health Concern for Europeans, Says EFSA

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
January 18, 2024

Based on a recent risk assessment conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European consumers’ dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic is a health concern, with associated effects including different types of cancer, birth issues, and other issues.


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