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That’s not true. Arsenic levels are geo bound so cracking down on it does nothing. It’s in the soil and the ground water.

• hgomersall 3y ago
  This paper suggests it's not too bad: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389422012249 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03043...
  • huytersd 3y ago
    Their acceptable safe amount is 200mg/kg which is considered very high in the rest of the world. It’s a 100% higher than the average amount of arsenic in Indian rice.
    • kelipso 3y ago
      You're mixing up milligram and microgram. Their acceptable level is 0.2mg i.e 200 micrograms.
      • huytersd 3y ago
        I did but the comment still holds.
• reaperman 3y ago
  "Yes, but". It's possible for large nations like USA and China to grow rice in heterogenous regions and meet domestic demand with rice grown in low-arsenic regions (California), and export rice grown in high-arsenic regions (Texas). That said, few people trust China to provide good numbers/testing/pro-active enforcement for consumer safety. They are good about applying very tough penalties (including personal executions/death penalty for corporate officers) after quality issues reach a certain level of public outcry. But most issues involve slow poisoning, don't directly kill/maim anyone, and don't reach any level of public outcry, so they go unenforced.