Comments on: How You Can Avoid Eating Arsenic When You Cook Rice

By: Bookkeeper Sunshine Coast

Bookkeeper Sunshine Coast — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:34:43 +0000

I never really thought that arsenic poisoning is readily accessible even in our own kitchen. I was surprised when you posted in this article that even our staple food, rice, has this harmful chemical. Thanks for the tips on avoiding it.

By: need help

need help — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:14:44 +0000

Yes! I will do like that. Many things we ignore but these little things make big issues in future.

By: help with dissertation

help with dissertation — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:11:07 +0000

Thank you very much because I had never wash rice before cooking, but now I will never cook it before washing.

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:48:42 +0000

Arsenic has been found even in rice grown organically in part because there is so much chemical drift between farms that are treated with pesticides, and those that aren’t. We need more organic agriculture worldwide to help solve this problem. Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful comments.

By: Anna@Green Talk

Anna@Green Talk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:36:43 +0000

‘@notjustgreenfingers, the EU doesn’t have any arsenic limitations either. The petition is asking both the EU and the FDA to limit arsenic in rice. In fact, a couple of years ago, there was a UK study that recommended that parents not feed their young children rice milk due to arsenic levels.

By: Brenna @ Almost All The Truth

Brenna @ Almost All The Truth — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:38:11 +0000

I found this situation with high levels of arsenic in this rice so alarming is because it is inorganic arsenic, not the naturally occurring arsenic of which we can be exposed to through rice and other things as well. This is a man-made problem and requires a man-made intervention.
So glad there is a petition out there, now we just need lots of signatures!

By: Diane MacEachern

Diane MacEachern — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:46:30 +0000

This is not about where rice is sold, but where and how it is grown. Most rice is contaminated with arsenic, since most of it is grown in fields that are saturated with pesticides, pesticides leave behind arsenic, and the rice takes up the arsenic when it’s grown. The safest thing is to eat a varied diet, and to boil rice in a lot of water you can pour off before you eat it. Good luck.

By: notjustgreenfingers

notjustgreenfingers — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:35:49 +0000

I’ve never heard of this before…I wonder if this happens in the UK where I live and how I could possibly find out?

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:42:55 +0000

Very informative. I’m trying to resist avoiding this otherwise nutritious, gluten-free food choice.

By: Anna@Green Talk

Anna@Green Talk — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:25:21 +0000

Thank you so much for writing about this horrible situation. I truly appreciate the petition plug. It is alarming how many people have no idea about the arsenic in their rice. Anna