Rice is a dietary staple for more than half of the world’s population. Due to its high mineral content and gluten-free properties, the pulverized form is usually one of the first solid foods to be ...

In a review published in Volume 7 of the journal Food Quality and Safety, researchers from University of Alberta consolidated existing knowledge on arsenic speciation in freshwater fish. Their ...

Cooking rice by repeatedly flushing it through with fresh hot water can remove much of the grain’s stored arsenic, researchers have found—a tip that could lessen levels of the toxic substance in one ...

Cooking rice like pasta, with lots of water that's drained, can cut down arsenic levels by over 50 percent. Choosing white ...

The soils of urban gardens and vegetable patches contain a lot of toxicants (including lead and arsenic) in high concentrations which can be harmful to the health of children and people with chronic ...

Around 32 per cent of the world's population live in countries that do not adhere to the World Health Organization's recommendations on safe limits of arsenic in drinking water. The use of water ...