date:Apr 16, 2013
Rice imported from certain countries contains high levels of lead that could pose health risks, particularly for infants and children, who are especially sensitive to leads effects, and adults of Asian heritage who consume large amounts of rice, scientists said at the American Chemical Society Meeting this week.
Tsanangurayi Tongesayi, Ph.D., who headed the analysis of rice imported from Asia, Europe and South America, pointed out that imports account for only 7 per cent of the rice consumed in