A Consumer Report Study has Found Arsenic in Rice. Will You Lessen Your Intake of Rice?

by ABC News U.S. Posted 2012/09/19 11:00:00

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	Yes	2,832 votes	38%
	No	4,618 votes	62%

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Letta Mego to Anonymo... 2012/09/25 20:35:28

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Oh well, it doesn't happen overnight. Maybe you have strong DNA repair mechanisms so maybe you'll be fine. It's very hard to avoid arsenic and it very hard to avoid genetically modified food. Our government is busy protecting giant corporate profits...and doesn't care who it kills. The United States Government has gone to the dogs.

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boredcolliedogBringMarianne... 2012/09/22 04:51:12

No

Don't eat that much rice anyhow.

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WWZ Captain 2012/09/21 22:48:53
brittany 2012/09/21 22:10:08

No

it depends though.

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johne37179 2012/09/21 21:48:52

No

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I saw Rice on TV Sunday discussing the attack in Libya. It is clear she is toxic.

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Lucy to johne37179 2012/09/22 21:59:21

Ha. ha. ha.

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Mike Mc... to johne37179 2012/09/23 03:53:37

loved it . Seen from that perspective, there lots more toxin out there than I was originally thinking.

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wpsark_BN_0 2012/09/21 21:05:28

No

does it cook out when you cook the rice?

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jeepsrule98 2012/09/21 19:01:49

Yes

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I will lessen my intake of rice from Texas, Louisianian and Missouri which are the areas the report claims are having the arsenic leaching into the rice from the soil. I will continue to consume rice from California and Asia, which is not having this problem.

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anne.k.murphy 2012/09/21 18:48:32

No

I dont' eat that much rice anyway. Organic arsenic (naturally occurring) is not considered a health threat, and most of the inorganic arsenic (man made) is coming from the ground in states where an arsenic compound used to be used as a pesticide on cotton crops. So just avoid rice coming from those states.
From http://www.wired.com/wiredsci...
"Still there are a few points from these latest findings that are definitely worth repeating. As the magazine also notes, “White rice grown in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas, which accounts for 76 percent of domestic rice, generally had higher levels of total arsenic and inorganic arsenic in our tests than rice samples from elsewhere.”"

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syl 2012/09/21 18:26:58

Yes

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Anything coming out of China will have arsenic in it, considering their pollution levels. We already

know about their apples. Quit importing from them until they change to conform to our standards, & impose a tax on them. Remember they also put lead in the paint on childrens toys?

Did anyone test the dinnerware we eat off of?

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kcoat 2012/09/21 17:58:44

No

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It may increase your tolerance making you harder to kill.

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jeepsru... to kcoat 2012/09/21 19:03:32

+1
I hope you're joking.

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wpsark_... to kcoat 2012/09/21 21:06:09

+1
lol

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Greg 2012/09/21 17:48:17

No

But only because I don't eat any to begin with.

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Butch 2012/09/21 17:24:27

No

I don't eat a whole lot of rice as it is. This is the first time I've head of this problem. I doubt seriously that it will affect my rice consumption.

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Asa Core 2012/09/21 16:51:30

No

i seldom eat the rice!!

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Diane Spraggs Yates 2012/09/21 16:41:59

No

Every thing in moderation !!!!

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jeepsru... to Diane S... 2012/09/21 19:06:30 (edited)

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Ensure you consume arsenic in moderation, don't consume to much of it, lol. That saying, "everything in moderation" is not for the consumption of a known poison.

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Dwight-AFCL>dogsbody 2012/09/21 16:20:11

No

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There's over a Billion Chinese and other Asians who have been eating rice as a staple for many centurys, so it does not look like long term effects are too bad.

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jeepsru... to Dwight-... 2012/09/22 01:35:39

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No you don't understand, it's not rice that is the problem. Rice from California and Asia is OK to eat. Rice that is grown in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri has arsenic in it and it is dangerous for human consumption. The rice is being grown in old cotton fields that had pesticides with arsenic sprayed on the cotton. The arsenic has built up in soil and it leeches into the rice when it grows. This problem doesn't seem to be happening in rice grown in California or Asia.

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Dwight-... to jeepsru... 2012/09/22 15:02:06

Okay, I get it. But have any real issues been found otherwise? I mean like people dieing or getting sick yet.

We prefere Basmati rice in our home.

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tommyg - POTL- PWCM-JLA 2012/09/21 16:19:38

No

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I don't eat it often anyway.

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Luv♥Luv 2012/09/21 15:30:25 (edited)

Yes

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Already have, eat mostly organic foods.

Ask you doctor for this test if you are concerned. It's a great one and will tell you what poisons are in your body. It's called..."HEAVY METALS SCREEN-PANEL COMPLETE"

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Lucy to Luv♥Luv 2012/09/22 22:00:22

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Hey, thanks.

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Luv♥Luv to Lucy 2012/09/22 22:13:22

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You're welcome Lucy. I had this done, just to see what it would say.
Arsenic showed up, along with other things. I was eating some processed foods...rice, pasta, etc Changed my diet to mostly organic and now all is much better. One will always have some traces of poisons in their body, but if you can reduce these, then one will feel better, live longer. :-)

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Aqua Surf 2012/09/21 15:19:59

No

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Millions of Asians thrive on rice, why shouldn't we? Just another damn scare story that our tax dollars paid for.

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Luv♥Luv to Aqua Surf 2012/09/21 15:31:29

Maybe, see my reply. :-)

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jeepsru... to Aqua Surf 2012/09/22 01:45:48

THIS IS A CONSUMER REPORTS STUDY!!! not a government study. You can eat rice, consumer reports is just saying that rice grown in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri has an unsafe amount of arsenic in it from the arsenic in the pesticide that was sprayed on the fields when cotton was being grown in these field. You can eat rice from California and Asia.

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Aqua Surf to jeepsru... 2012/09/22 22:56:11 (edited)

We eat Asian. Buy it by the 25 lb. bag at the Asian grocery store for a bargain!

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Tominator 2012/09/21 14:50:56

No

I thought I was cathing a little buzz off that bowl I ate the other day...... I want more.

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ohsmith ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮ 2012/09/21 14:49:37

No

It also in your breakfast cereal!

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SiliconSorcerer 2012/09/21 14:37:05

No

Only because it's already somewhat limited, rice is very fattening, yes brown is better but it's still fat food.

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Ol'Dave 2012/09/21 14:30:40

No

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The day I saw the report, I WENT AND FIXED A BOWL OF RICE (w/spicy spaghetti sauce & tons of GARLIC). Reports are UNRELIABLE because the report will say whatever the peorson/organization funding it wants ( funding by an ouside organization isn't always admitted/acknowledged!)

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Jeff Smith 2012/09/21 14:08:07

No

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Arsenic is good for you especially in large quantity's but only if your a Liberal it has no healthful benefits to the rest of us and may actually harm you if your not a Liberal. Liberals should eat more rice.

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Diane S... to Jeff Smith 2012/09/21 16:43:31

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It is food also in apple seeds !!!!

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wpsark_... to Diane S... 2012/09/21 21:07:08

+1
I thought that was cyanide in apple seeds

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Diane S... to Diane S... 2012/09/21 23:40:48

Itcould be I know it can poison horses from eating apples !!!!!

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Old Timer 2012/09/21 14:05:20

No

+3
At least it ain't glowing in the dark, eh?

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Space Invader 2012/09/21 13:52:40

No

+2
I will now eat MORE....

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