DIET/NUTRITION

Arsenic in rice research published (21st May 2009)
The Food Standards Agency (FSA)has published results from two studies:

• Arsenic levels in rice drinks
• Cooking methods to reduce arsenic levels in rice

As a result of the first study, the FSA recommends that toddlers and young children should not have rice drinks.
The FSA is not advising anyone to change the way they cook rice as a result of the second study.
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