date:Jul 21, 2014
is absorbed by crops from water and soil, and rice can take up more arsenic than other crops.
Improved irrigation and agricultural practices can help reduce arsenic contamination for example, growing crops in raised beds instead of in flooded fields.
Veterinary Drugs
Because of potential adverse effects on human health and possible contribution to the development of drug resistance, Codex is recommending that certain veterinary drugs not be used in food-producing animals in order to prevent