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You can reduce the chance of arsenic contaminated rice (and citrus), by avoiding crops grown in former cotton growing regions. An arsenic based pesticide was wi
by sillystuff 3y ago
You can reduce the chance of arsenic contaminated rice (and citrus), by avoiding crops grown in former cotton growing regions. An arsenic based pesticide was widely used on cotton crops, contaminating the soil. Texas rice and citrus are much more likely to contain high levels of arsenic than California grown crops.
- throwup238 3y agoUnfortunately the rice grown in California is known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
- decafninja 3y agoCan you elaborate on this? My understanding was that aresenic was the reason for any cancer warnings.
- throwup238 3y agoI'm just making a joke. It may be less toxic that other states' but in California we have to label it because the Prop 65 threshold is 1/1000th of the “no observable effect level."