Dangerous amounts of heavy metals and elements, including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, have been discovered in more than 100 different brands of rice purchased from stores across the United States, according to a new report published on May 15.
The report was conducted by Healthy Babies, Bright Futures (HBBF), a nonprofit that seeks to reduce babies’ exposure to toxic chemicals, according to its official website.
Researchers with the group tested 145 rice samples from retailers nationwide–including domestic-grown and imported varieties–and detected arsenic in 100 percent of them, according to the report.
One in four of the rice samples also exceeded the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) action level for infant rice cereal of 100 parts per billion (ppb) of inorganic arsenic, which was set in 2021, HBBF said….