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Arsenic in Rice: Summary Analytical Results from Rice/Rice Product Sampling - September 2012
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On September 19, 2012, the FDA released the first analytical results of nearly 200 samples of rice and rice products collected in the U.S. marketplace. The FDA is collecting and analyzing more than 1,000 additional rice and rice product samples, and will post additional data as results become available. Below is a summary of the results, full analytical results are also available.
Sample ID | Product Category | Sample Description | Country of Origin | Inorganic As per serving (mcg/servinga) |
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728638 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain White Rice Fully Cooked, parboiled | NDb | 3.2 |
492963 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Ready to Serve Long Grain White Rice Fully Cooked, parboiled | ND | 3.3 |
721866B | Rice (non-Basmati) | Organic Carnaroli | Italy | 4.2 |
721856A | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain Red | USA | 4.0 |
721868A | Rice (non-Basmati) | Wild Riced | USA | 6.0 |
721857 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Brown | USA | 5.1 |
721860B | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Brown | USA | 5.4 |
721868B | Rice (non-Basmati) | Cracked Wild Rice | USA | 6.2 |
721856B | Rice (non-Basmati) | Wild Rice | USA | 5.9 |
720004 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Medium Grain Rice | USA | 4.4 |
725138 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Instant Enriched Long Grain | ND | 2.2 |
725130 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain Brown Pre-cooked parboiled | ND | 3.6 |
725139 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Enriched Rice Long Grain | ND | 4.7 |
492961 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Instant Enriched Long Grain | USA | 3.0 |
721869 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Extra Long Grain Rice | USA | 6.9 |
720000 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Enriched Long Grain | ND | 5.4 |
492965 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain, Enriched Pre-cooked | ND | 2.7 |
720008 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Extra Long Grain | USA | 6.8 |
725137 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Brown Rice Natural Long Grain | ND | 9.7 |
720005 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Enriched Long Grain Rice | USA | 5.9 |
242774 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Rice | USA | 6.2 |
720003 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Extra Long Grain | USA | 5.4 |
720009 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Brown Whole | USA | 9.1 |
720006 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Brown Rice | ND | 10.2 |
720122 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain Brown Rice | USA | 6.6 |
70139 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain White | USA | 5.8 |
720010 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Extra Long Grain | USA | 8.0 |
70137 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Extra Long Grain | USA | 6.6 |
721864A | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Brown Rice Extra Fancy | USA | 9.4 |
721877 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Extra Long Grain | USA | 6.8 |
720125 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Brown Rice Whole Grain | USA | 8.2 |
719998 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Extra Long Grain Rice | USA | 5.9 |
719999 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Brown Natural Whole Grain | USA | 8.4 |
70134 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain Brown | USA | 8.0 |
720007 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Medium Grain | USA | 6.2 |
719997 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Rice | USA | 6.2 |
70136 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Brown Rice | USA | 10.4 |
242777 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Rice | ND | 6.8 |
720121 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain Brown Rice | USA | 10.4 |
492958 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain, Long Grain | USA | 8.8 |
720120 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain Brown Rice | USA | 9.4 |
492960 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Enriched Parboiled Long Grain | USA | 7.4 |
70138 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain | USA | 7.4 |
720001 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Long Grain Natural Brown Rice | USA | 10.5 |
720123 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Whole Grain Brown Rice | USA | 7.9 |
492962 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Brown Rice Natural Long Grain | ND | 7.6 |
70135 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Brown Natural Whole Grain | USA | 11.1 |
492959 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Enriched Extra Long Grain | USA | 6.5 |
720124 | Rice (non-Basmati) | Xtra Long Grain Rice | USA | 7.1 |
728648 | Basmati Rice | Fully Cooked | India | NCc |
720113 | Basmati Rice | Pure Basmati Rice | India | NC |
720015 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 1.8 |
721854B | Basmati Rice | White Basmati | USA | 1.2 |
720011 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 2.1 |
720022 | Basmati Rice | Pure Basmati Rice | India | 2.2 |
720117A | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 1.8 |
70140 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | ND | 2.4 |
70141 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | ND | 2.3 |
720111 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 2.4 |
720012 | Basmati Rice | White Basmati | USA | 2.3 |
721864B | Basmati Rice | Indian Basmati White | India | 2.9 |
721875 | Basmati Rice | Boil-in-Bag | India | 2.3 |
721865R | Basmati Rice | Indian Basmati Aged | India | 1.9 |
728649 | Basmati Rice | Aged | India | 3.1 |
721863B | Basmati Rice | Short Grain White | USA | 2.3 |
720021 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 2.1 |
728650 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 2.1 |
728645 | Basmati Rice | White Basmati Rice | India | 3.3 |
728652 | Basmati Rice | Boil-in-Bag | India | 2.1 |
492964 | Basmati Rice | Basmati White, Boil-in-bag | India | 2.3 |
720013 | Basmati Rice | California Brown | USA | 3.9 |
720127 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 2.5 |
720129 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 2.1 |
242778 | Basmati Rice | Organic Brown Basmati | USA | 3.0 |
492966 | Basmati Rice | Aged Milled | India | 2.9 |
721858B | Basmati Rice | White Basmati Rice | India | 3.9 |
728653 | Basmati Rice | White Basmati Rice | India | 3.5 |
720126 | Basmati Rice | California White Organic | USA | 2.3 |
720114 | Basmati Rice | Organic White Basmati | USA | 2.3 |
720109A | Basmati Rice | Organic White Basmati | USA | 2.3 |
720128 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 2.4 |
720109B | Basmati Rice | Organic White Basmati | USA | 2.5 |
728646 | Basmati Rice | Quick-Cook Organic Brown, parboiled | India | 3.7 |
728644 | Basmati Rice | Organic | India | 4.0 |
721863A | Basmati Rice | Imported Aged | India | 3.2 |
720020 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 3.7 |
728647 | Basmati Rice | Brown Basmati Rice | India | 5.6 |
720016 | Basmati Rice | Brown | India | 6.0 |
721855B | Basmati Rice | Brown Basmati Rice | India | 5.7 |
721857B | Basmati Rice | Organic White Basmati Rice | India | 3.9 |
728654 | Basmati Rice | Brown Basmati Rice | India | 5.3 |
720112 | Basmati Rice | Organic Brown Basmati | USA | 4.7 |
721867 | Basmati Rice | Organic Aged | India | 3.9 |
720130 | Basmati Rice | California Brown | USA | 4.1 |
720018 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | India | 6.5 |
728651 | Basmati Rice | Whole Grain Organic Microwave | India | NC |
721867B | Basmati Rice | Brown | USA | 9.0 |
720110 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Brown Rice | USA | 9.0 |
720014 | Basmati Rice | Organic Long Grain Brown Basmati | USA | 6.6 |
720019 | Basmati Rice | Basmati Rice | USA | 4.8 |
721866 | Basmati Rice | Organic White Basmati | ND | 4.7 |
242771 | Rice Cereal | Rice Cereal | NRg | 1.7 |
719988 | Rice Cereal | Rice Squares, Crispy Toasted Gluten Free | NR | 1.9 |
719986 | Rice Cereal | Cream of Rice | NR | 2.6 |
721862B | Rice Cereal | Whole Grain Puffed Rice, whole grain brown rice | NR | 1.5 |
70147 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Gluten Free Whole Grain Brown | NR | 2.9 |
70146 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Gluten Free Whole Grain Brown | NR | 3.2 |
721859B | Rice Cereal | Organic Puffs | NR | 1.5 |
725131 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Gluten-free Whole Grain Brown Rice | NR | 3.2 |
242775 | Rice Cereal | Whole Grain Puffed Rice, whole grain brown rice | NR | 1.6 |
492957 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Brown Rice Organic | NR | 3.2 |
721859 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Brown Rice Gluten Free Organic | NR | 3.4 |
70142 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Toasted | NR | 3.2 |
719987 | Rice Cereal | Puffed Brown Rice | NR | 1.9 |
719990 | Rice Cereal | Fruity Dyno-Bites | NR | 2.3 |
719984 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice | NR | 3.9 |
242770 | Rice Cereal | Rice Cereal | NR | 3.8 |
719989 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice | NR | 3.8 |
70143 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Toasted | NR | 3.9 |
721869B | Rice Cereal | Crisp Rice Toasted | NR | 4.1 |
70149 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Toasted | NR | 3.9 |
70145 | Rice Cereal | Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal (infant) | NR | 3.2 |
725132 | Rice Cereal | Rice Chex Gluten-free | NR | 4.3 |
720341 | Rice Cereal | Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal (infant) | NR | 2.9 |
719985 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Toasted Rice | NR | 3.9 |
719983 | Rice Cereal | Rice Single Grain (infant) | NR | 2.0 |
725134 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Toasted | NR | 3.6 |
721874 | Rice Cereal | Crispy Rice Toasted | NR | 4.2 |
719982 | Rice Cereal | Honey Rice Gluten Free | NR | 4.1 |
70144 | Rice Cereal | Organic Brown Rice Crisps | NR | 7.1 |
720342 | Rice Cereal | Organic Brown Rice Crisps | NR | 7.3 |
719981 | Rice Cereal | Gluten Free Cream of Brown Rice | NR | 9.7 |
725133 | Rice Cereal | Puffed Rice | NR | 1.8 |
728639 | Rice Cakes | Brown Lightly Salted | NR | 3.1 |
721871 | Rice Cakes | Wild Organic Gluten-free Vegan Lightly Salted | NR | 3.0 |
728640 | Rice Cakes | Organic Brown | NR | 3.2 |
721878 | Rice Cakes | Organic Brown | NR | 3.1 |
721858 | Rice Cakes | Brown Rice Organic Salt-free | NR | 3.8 |
720119 | Rice Cakes | Caramel Corn Gluten-free | NR | 3.1 |
721862A | Rice Cakes | Brown Salt Free | NR | 4.8 |
719991 | Rice Cakes | Brown Rice Organic Salt-free | NR | 3.7 |
242776 | Rice Cakes | Brown Rice Whole Grain Lightly Salted | NR | 4.7 |
719994 | Rice Cakes | Organic Unsalted | NR | 3.0 |
719993 | Rice Cakes | Organic Unsalted | NR | 3.0 |
720117B | Rice Cakes | Butter Popped Corn | NR | 5.6 |
721876 | Rice Cakes | Lightly Salted | NR | 4.6 |
70132 | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 6.3 |
721865B | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 5.6 |
728642 | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 6.1 |
725135 | Rice Cakes | Plain Salt Free Whole Grain Brown | NR | 6.6 |
719997B | Rice Cakes | Apple Cinnamon | NR | 5.1 |
728641 | Rice Cakes | Plain Salt Free Whole Grain Brown | NR | 6.5 |
721865 | Rice Cakes | Salt Free, whole grain brown rice | NR | 6.8 |
719996 | Rice Cakes | Lightly Salted | NR | 6.2 |
720118 | Rice Cakes | Apple Cinnamon | NR | 5.0 |
719995 | Rice Cakes | Low Sodium | NR | 7.2 |
720116 | Rice Cakes | Butter Popped Corn | NR | 4.0 |
70133 | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 6.2 |
70131 | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 6.3 |
728643 | Rice Cakes | Salted Plain Gluten Free | NR | 7.6 |
719992 | Rice Cakes | Lightly Salted | NR | 7.7 |
725136 | Rice Cakes | Sodium Free Plain Gluten Free | NR | 8.2 |
720115A | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 8.2 |
720115B | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 8.0 |
242773 | Rice Cakes | Salt Free | NR | 8.0 |
720337 | Rice Beverage | Organic Unsweetened Rice Beveragee | NR | NC |
721861 B | Rice Beverage | Organic Unsweetened Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
719978 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | NC |
70153 | Rice Beverage | Ricemilk Vanilla | NR | NC |
720333 | Rice Beverage | Enriched Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
721870 | Rice Beverage | Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
720336 | Rice Beverage | Organic Whole Grain Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
720340 | Rice Beverage | Lower Fat Plain Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
720338 | Rice Beverage | Organic Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
720339 | Rice Beverage | Enriched Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
70148 | Rice Beverage | Organic Vanilla Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
70154 | Rice Beverage | Original Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
70155 | Rice Beverage | Original Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
70151 | Rice Beverage | Rice Beverage Original | NR | NC |
70152 | Rice Beverage | Rice Beverage Original | NR | NC |
70156 | Rice Beverage | Rice Beverage Original | NR | NC |
70150 | Rice Beverage | Vanilla Rice Beverage | NR | NC |
719980 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | 3.8 |
721860A | Rice Beverage | Rice Beverage Plain | NR | NC |
719979 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | NC |
721861 | Rice Beverage | Rice Drink Original Classic | NR | NC |
721855 | Rice Beverage | Rice Drink Original Enriched | NR | NC |
719977 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | NC |
721854A | Rice Beverage | Rice Drink Organic Original | NR | 3.4 |
720334 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | NC |
720335 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | NC |
242772 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | NC |
719976 | Rice Beverage | Organic | NR | 4.1 |
NOTES:
Sample results based on dry weight with the exception of rice beverage samples.
aServing size based on Reference Amount Customarily Consumed (RACC) per 21CFR 101.12 for each product category:
bND = Not Determined. FDA is attempting to determine the country of origin. cNC = Not Calculated. Value of mcg/serving not calculated either because speciation not performed (no inorganic arsenic value determined) or because the amount of inorganic arsenic in the sample was reported as "Trace" (between the detection limit and the quantitation limit). dNR = Not Recorded. Country of origin for processed products would not necessarily reflect the country of origin for the rice in the product. eSome rice beverages have been marketed as “ricemilk,” a product name consumers could see in supermarkets and consumer materials. However, FDA’s regulations do not contain provisions for the use of the term "ricemilk." Therefore, in this document, the term “rice beverage” includes products that may be marketed as "ricemilk." |