Arsenic in your Food

Here's some interesting reading on Consumer Reports. Their analysis found varying levels of arsenic in more than 60 rices and rice products.

Arsenic in your Food

I found this particularly interesting as I carry a load of arsenic which showed up in tests and often wonder how I managed to consume enough arsenic in the first place. Asparagus does contain very high levels of arsenic but the organic arsenic in asparagus is healthy and needed for our bodies.

Though rice isn’t the only dietary source of arsenic—some vegetables, fruits, and even water can harbor it—the Environmental Protection Agency assumes there is actually no “safe” level of exposure to inorganic arsenic.

They also discovered that some infant rice cereals, which are often a baby’s first solid food, had levels of inorganic arsenic at least five times more than has been found in alternatives such as oatmeal. Given their findings, we suggest limiting the consumption of rice products.