Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 > >> >> We do eat quite a bit of rice as in soaked ground rice flour for >> cooking....but is orgainic an issue, too...man...what next.... > > thanks Yes, some organic rice does contain arsenic, as per the following article from June in Environmental Health Perspectives, the journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1892142 Specifically: " Organic growing conditions ... do not guarantee low arsenic levels, since any rice growing in arsenic-laden soil soaks up arsenic... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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