"And it does not matter relative to risk whether that arsenic comes from pesticides or is naturally occurring." High levels of arsenic in soil can actually reduce rice yields. Meharg, a leading ...

Arsenic also has been released into the environment through the use of pesticides and poultry fertilizer. (Chickens can be fed arsenic.) Therefore, it's in soil and water. Rice tends to absorb ...

New research has found that brown rice has a higher concentration of arsenic than white rice in the U.S.—affirming decades of ...

Arsenic, while dangerous in high amounts ... Study finds high level of carcinogen in brown rice in the US. Pesticides, preservatives, trace metals—all can sound scary out of context.

Results of tests carried out on rice samples to ascertain whether they are contaminated with arsenic by the use of pesticides is expected tomorrow, an official of the Agriculture Department said ...

"[While] the traces of pesticides found in the Echinacea posed ... was found that they contained "elevated" levels of inorganic arsenic, according to reports from Food Safety News.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledges that there is no known safe level of exposure for lead, but set a ...

The petition was filed by the Centre for Environmental Justice when it was found that the imported pesticides on examination were found to be contaminated with arsenic and mercury which were ...