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7. Also consider that cesium has been found in Japanese rice from Fukushima

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 01:59 PM

Sep 2012

It's very difficult to know where rice comes from by looking at the labels. The issue with rice seems to be that it absorbs well.

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Arsenic in rice--today's LA Times. [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 OP

I heard this on NPR recently. frazzled Sep 2012 #1

We don't eat a lot of it either, but still... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #2

It seems only U.S.-grown rice is a problem jsr Sep 2012 #3

It's a problem in specific states: Arkansas, Louisiana, MO, TX, frazzled Sep 2012 #5

Actually China doesn't export a lot of rice jsr Sep 2012 #6

This is awful! I love rice ecstatic Sep 2012 #8

It is hard to know how to find good, trustworthy information. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #11

Thanks, Peggy. Zorra Sep 2012 #12

You're very welcome, my dear Zorra... CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #13

I do a lot of soil sampling, there is arsenic EVERYWHERE! Drahthaardogs Sep 2012 #14