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US Rice Imports Contain Harmful Levels of Lead
Fri, 2013-04-12 00:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux 
The researchers found the highest levels of lead in rice from China and Taiwan
submitted by Lloyd Helferty
bbc.co.uk - by Jason Palmer - April 10, 2013
Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe.
Some samples exceeded the "provisional total tolerable intake" (PTTI) set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a factor of 120.
The report at the American Chemical Society Meeting adds to the already well-known issue of arsenic in rice.
Journal of Environmental Science and Health (Part B)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22099990
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