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Arsenic in Rice: Full Analytical Results from Rice/Rice Product Sampling - September 2012

On September 19, 2012, the FDA released the first analytical results of nearly 200 samples of rice and rice products collected since 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.

Sample ID	Product Category	Sample Description	Country of Origin	Total As (ppb¹) dry wt	Inorganic As (ppb) dry wt	DMA (ppb) dry wt	MMA (ppb) dry wt	Inorganic As per serving (mcg/ serving^c)
728638	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain White Rice Fully Cooked, parboiled	ND^a	91.2	71	22	TR^b	3.2
492963	Rice (non-Basmati)	Ready to Serve Long Grain White Rice Fully Cooked, parboiled	ND	95.8	73	TR	0	3.3
721866B	Rice (non-Basmati)	Organic Carnaroli	Italy	112	94	31	0	4.2
721856A	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain Red	USA	126	88	26	0	4.0
721868A	Rice (non-Basmati)	Wild Rice^d	USA	127	134	TR	0	6.0
721857	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Brown	USA	149	114	23	0	5.1
721860B	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Brown	USA	162	120	28	0	5.4
721868B	Rice (non-Basmati)	Cracked Wild Rice	USA	173	137	TR	0	6.2
721856B	Rice (non-Basmati)	Wild Rice	USA	174	130	45	0	5.9
720004	Rice (non-Basmati)	Medium Grain Rice	USA	184	97	83	TR	4.4
725138	Rice (non-Basmati)	Instant Enriched Long Grain	ND	184	49	129	TR	2.2
725130	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain Brown Pre-cooked parboiled	ND	185	79	83	0	3.6
725139	Rice (non-Basmati)	Enriched Rice Long Grain	ND	193	105	79	TR	4.7
492961	Rice (non-Basmati)	Instant Enriched Long Grain	USA	203	66	126	TR	3.0
721869	Rice (non-Basmati)	Extra Long Grain Rice	USA	216	153	94	0	6.9
720000	Rice (non-Basmati)	Enriched Long Grain	ND	232	120	118	0	5.4
492965	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain, Enriched Pre-cooked	ND	244	59	189	TR	2.7
720008	Rice (non-Basmati)	Extra Long Grain	USA	249	152	114	TR	6.8
725137	Rice (non-Basmati)	Brown Rice Natural Long Grain	ND	256	216	66	TR	9.7
720005	Rice (non-Basmati)	Enriched Long Grain Rice	USA	270	130	120	TR	5.9
242774	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Rice	USA	272	138	136	TR	6.2
720003	Rice (non-Basmati)	Extra Long Grain	USA	277	120	127	TR	5.4
720009	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Brown Whole	USA	281	202	97	TR	9.1
720006	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Brown Rice	ND	282	226	49	TR	10.2
720122	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain Brown Rice	USA	288	148	174	TR	6.6
70139	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain White	USA	292	128	156	TR	5.8
720010	Rice (non-Basmati)	Extra Long Grain	USA	295	178	143	TR	8.0
70137	Rice (non-Basmati)	Extra Long Grain	USA	300	147	166	TR	6.6
721864A	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Brown Rice Extra Fancy	USA	302	209	99	TR	9.4
721877	Rice (non-Basmati)	Extra Long Grain	USA	307	152	146	TR	6.8
720125	Rice (non-Basmati)	Brown Rice Whole Grain	USA	313	183	174	TR	8.2
719998	Rice (non-Basmati)	Extra Long Grain Rice	USA	322	130	147	TR	5.9
719999	Rice (non-Basmati)	Brown Natural Whole Grain	USA	333	186	91	TR	8.4
70134	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain Brown	USA	335	177	111	TR	8.0
720007	Rice (non-Basmati)	Medium Grain	USA	336	138	216	TR	6.2
719997	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Rice	USA	338	137	171	TR	6.2
70136	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Brown Rice	USA	340	231	99	TR	10.4
242777	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Rice	ND	344	152	193	TR	6.8
720121	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain Brown Rice	USA	345	230	147	TR	10.4
492958	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain, Long Grain	USA	349	196	137	TR	8.8
720120	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain Brown Rice	USA	351	210	183	TR	9.4
492960	Rice (non-Basmati)	Enriched Parboiled Long Grain	USA	362	165	188	TR	7.4
70138	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain	USA	363	166	200	TR	7.4
720001	Rice (non-Basmati)	Long Grain Natural Brown Rice	USA	365	233	94	TR	10.5
720123	Rice (non-Basmati)	Whole Grain Brown Rice	USA	367	175	234	TR	7.9
492962	Rice (non-Basmati)	Brown Rice Natural Long Grain	ND	373	168	144	TR	7.6
70135	Rice (non-Basmati)	Brown Natural Whole Grain	USA	400	247	135	TR	11.1
492959	Rice (non-Basmati)	Enriched Extra Long Grain	USA	476	144	315	TR	6.5
720124	Rice (non-Basmati)	Xtra Long Grain Rice	USA	559	157	491	TR	7.1
728648	Basmati Rice	Fully Cooked	India	TR	NS^e	NS	NS	NC^f
720113	Basmati Rice	Pure Basmati Rice	India	46.5	TR	TR	0	NC
720015	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	51.2	41	TR	0	1.8
721854B	Basmati Rice	White Basmati	USA	53.4	27	TR	0	1.2
720011	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	57.4	47	24	0	2.1
720022	Basmati Rice	Pure Basmati Rice	India	70.6	48	TR	0	2.2
720117A	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	71.4	41	21	0	1.8
70140	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	ND	71.9	54	29	0	2.4
70141	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	ND	75.4	50	24	0	2.3
720111	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	76.8	53	26	TR	2.4
720012	Basmati Rice	White Basmati	USA	77.7	50	41	0	2.3
721864B	Basmati Rice	Indian Basmati White	India	79.2	65	30	0	2.9
721875	Basmati Rice	Boil-in-Bag	India	79.8	52	24	0	2.3
721865R	Basmati Rice	Indian Basmati Aged	India	80.6	42	21	0	1.9
728649	Basmati Rice	Aged	India	80.7	69	24	0	3.1
721863B	Basmati Rice	Short Grain White	USA	80.9	52	45	TR	2.3
720021	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	81.1	46	24	0	2.1
728650	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	81.3	47	25	0	2.1
728645	Basmati Rice	White Basmati Rice	India	82	73	TR	0	3.3
728652	Basmati Rice	Boil-in-Bag	India	83.4	46	25	0	2.1
492964	Basmati Rice	Basmati White, Boil-in-bag	India	84.4	50	24	0	2.3
720013	Basmati Rice	California Brown	USA	84.4	87	22	0	3.9
720127	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	85.5	55	25	0	2.5
720129	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	85.8	47	24	0	2.1
242778	Basmati Rice	Organic Brown Basmati	USA	85.9	66	TR	0	3.0
492966	Basmati Rice	Aged Milled	India	87.6	65	TR	0	2.9
721858B	Basmati Rice	White Basmati Rice	India	89.0	86	22	0	3.9
728653	Basmati Rice	White Basmati Rice	India	98.6	77	TR	0	3.5
720126	Basmati Rice	California White Organic	USA	98.7	50	39	0	2.3
720114	Basmati Rice	Organic White Basmati	USA	99.4	52	44	0	2.3
720109A	Basmati Rice	Organic White Basmati	USA	101	52	43	0	2.3
720128	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	101	54	25	0	2.4
720109B	Basmati Rice	Organic White Basmati	USA	103	56	46	0	2.5
728646	Basmati Rice	Quick-Cook Organic Brown, parboiled	India	106	82	30	0	3.7
728644	Basmati Rice	Organic	India	109	89	42	0	4.0
721863A	Basmati Rice	Imported Aged	India	121	72	26	0	3.2
720020	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	125	82	TR	0	3.7
728647	Basmati Rice	Brown Basmati Rice	India	128	124	26	0	5.6
720016	Basmati Rice	Brown	India	134	134	22	0	6.0
721855B	Basmati Rice	Brown Basmati Rice	India	136	127	TR	0	5.7
721857B	Basmati Rice	Organic White Basmati Rice	India	149	86	50	0	3.9
728654	Basmati Rice	Brown Basmati Rice	India	155	118	TR	0	5.3
720112	Basmati Rice	Organic Brown Basmati	USA	161	105	42	TR	4.7
721867	Basmati Rice	Organic Aged	India	163	86	59	0	3.9
720130	Basmati Rice	California Brown	USA	178	92	61	0	4.1
720018	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	India	228	144	72	0	6.5
728651	Basmati Rice	Whole Grain Organic Microwave	India	229	NS	NS	NS	NC
721867B	Basmati Rice	Brown	USA	296	199	132	TR	9.0
720110	Basmati Rice	Basmati Brown Rice	USA	307	200	104	TR	9.0
720014	Basmati Rice	Organic Long Grain Brown Basmati	USA	448	146	324	TR	6.6
720019	Basmati Rice	Basmati Rice	USA	483	107	347	TR	4.8
721866	Basmati Rice	Organic White Basmati	ND	526	105	382	TR	4.7
242771	Rice Cereal	Rice Cereal	NR^g	79.0	58	32	0	1.7
719988	Rice Cereal	Rice Squares, Crispy Toasted Gluten Free	NR	103	63	30	0	1.9
719986	Rice Cereal	Cream of Rice	NR	109	64	37	0	2.6
721862B	Rice Cereal	Whole Grain Puffed Rice, whole grain brown rice	NR	110	102	30	0	1.5
70147	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Gluten Free Whole Grain Brown	NR	115	97	31	0	2.9
70146	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Gluten Free Whole Grain Brown	NR	117	106	31	0	3.2
721859B	Rice Cereal	Organic Puffs	NR	122	103	42	0	1.5
725131	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Gluten-free Whole Grain Brown Rice	NR	124	105	31	0	3.2
242775	Rice Cereal	Whole Grain Puffed Rice, whole grain brown rice	NR	130	106	26	0	1.6
492957	Rice Cereal	Crispy Brown Rice Organic	NR	132	108	25	0	3.2
721859	Rice Cereal	Crispy Brown Rice Gluten Free Organic	NR	137	113	25	0	3.4
70142	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Toasted	NR	141	107	66	0	3.2
719987	Rice Cereal	Puffed Brown Rice	NR	144	127	36	0	1.9
719990	Rice Cereal	Fruity Dyno-Bites	NR	148	76	54	0	2.3
719984	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice	NR	163	129	43	0	3.9
242770	Rice Cereal	Rice Cereal	NR	168	125	53	0	3.8
719989	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice	NR	195	128	93	0	3.8
70143	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Toasted	NR	207	129	96	TR	3.9
721869B	Rice Cereal	Crisp Rice Toasted	NR	217	138	99	TR	4.1
70149	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Toasted	NR	222	131	115	0	3.9
70145	Rice Cereal	Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal (infant)	NR	252	215	62	TR	3.2
725132	Rice Cereal	Rice Chex Gluten-free	NR	265	143	147	TR	4.3
720341	Rice Cereal	Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal (infant)	NR	265	196	53	TR	2.9
719985	Rice Cereal	Crispy Toasted Rice	NR	270	129	123	TR	3.9
719983	Rice Cereal	Rice Single Grain (infant)	NR	282	131	133	TR	2.0
725134	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Toasted	NR	286	119	107	TR	3.6
721874	Rice Cereal	Crispy Rice Toasted	NR	308	139	174	0	4.2
719982	Rice Cereal	Honey Rice Gluten Free	NR	314	135	176	TR	4.1
70144	Rice Cereal	Organic Brown Rice Crisps	NR	368	238	90	TR	7.1
720342	Rice Cereal	Organic Brown Rice Crisps	NR	380	242	99	TR	7.3
719981	Rice Cereal	Gluten Free Cream of Brown Rice	NR	402	243	152	TR	9.7
725133	Rice Cereal	Puffed Rice	NR	723	118	493	TR	1.8
728639	Rice Cakes	Brown Lightly Salted	NR	104	104	TR	0	3.1
721871	Rice Cakes	Wild Organic Gluten-free Vegan Lightly Salted	NR	129	100	36	0	3.0
728640	Rice Cakes	Organic Brown	NR	130	106	38	0	3.2
721878	Rice Cakes	Organic Brown	NR	149	104	37	0	3.1
721858	Rice Cakes	Brown Rice Organic Salt-free	NR	159	127	36	0	3.8
720119	Rice Cakes	Caramel Corn Gluten-free	NR	174	102	68	TR	3.1
721862A	Rice Cakes	Brown Salt Free	NR	177	159	34	0	4.8
719991	Rice Cakes	Brown Rice Organic Salt-free	NR	182	124	52	0	3.7
242776	Rice Cakes	Brown Rice Whole Grain Lightly Salted	NR	196	155	32	0	4.7
719994	Rice Cakes	Organic Unsalted	NR	198	101	96	TR	3.0
719993	Rice Cakes	Organic Unsalted	NR	201	99	106	TR	3.0
720117B	Rice Cakes	Butter Popped Corn	NR	225	186	89	TR	5.6
721876	Rice Cakes	Lightly Salted	NR	246	153	83	TR	4.6
70132	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	255	210	80	TR	6.3
721865B	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	256	186	82	TR	5.6
728642	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	257	204	71	TR	6.1
725135	Rice Cakes	Plain Salt Free Whole Grain Brown	NR	260	220	69	TR	6.6
719997B	Rice Cakes	Apple Cinnamon	NR	263	171	127	TR	5.1
728641	Rice Cakes	Plain Salt Free Whole Grain Brown	NR	270	216	78	TR	6.5
721865	Rice Cakes	Salt Free, whole grain brown rice	NR	284	227	73	TR	6.8
719996	Rice Cakes	Lightly Salted	NR	288	205	108	TR	6.2
720118	Rice Cakes	Apple Cinnamon	NR	295	166	126	TR	5.0
719995	Rice Cakes	Low Sodium	NR	305	239	90	TR	7.2
720116	Rice Cakes	Butter Popped Corn	NR	314	132	175	TR	4.0
70133	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	315	208	130	TR	6.2
70131	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	331	209	126	TR	6.3
728643	Rice Cakes	Salted Plain Gluten Free	NR	496	253	250	TR	7.6
719992	Rice Cakes	Lightly Salted	NR	534	255	274	TR	7.7
725136	Rice Cakes	Sodium Free Plain Gluten Free	NR	606	273	368	TR	8.2
720115A	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	613	272	354	TR	8.2
720115B	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	617	266	345	TR	8.0
242773	Rice Cakes	Salt Free	NR	620	265	338	TR	8.0
720337	Rice Beverage	Organic Unsweetened Rice Beverage²	NR	5.74	NS	NS	NS	NC
721861 B	Rice Beverage	Organic Unsweetened Rice Beverage	NR	6.00	NS	NS	NS	NC
719978	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	7.89	NS	NS	NS	NC
70153	Rice Beverage	Ricemilk Vanilla	NR	9.53	NS	NS	NS	NC
720333	Rice Beverage	Enriched Rice Beverage	NR	10.0	NS	NS	NS	NC
721870	Rice Beverage	Rice Beverage	NR	10.4	NS	NS	NS	NC
720336	Rice Beverage	Organic Whole Grain Rice Beverage	NR	11.3	NS	NS	NS	NC
720340	Rice Beverage	Lower Fat Plain Rice Beverage	NR	12.8	NS	NS	NS	NC
720338	Rice Beverage	Organic Rice Beverage	NR	15.1	NS	NS	NS	NC
720339	Rice Beverage	Enriched Rice Beverage	NR	15.2	NS	NS	NS	NC
70148	Rice Beverage	Organic Vanilla Rice Beverage	NR	17.1	NS	NS	NS	NC
70154	Rice Beverage	Original Rice Beverage	NR	17.2	NS	NS	NS	NC
70155	Rice Beverage	Original Rice Beverage	NR	17.2	NS	NS	NS	NC
70151	Rice Beverage	Rice Beverage Original	NR	17.4	NS	NS	NS	NC
70152	Rice Beverage	Rice Beverage Original	NR	17.4	NS	NS	NS	NC
70156	Rice Beverage	Rice Beverage Original	NR	18.4	NS	NS	NS	NC
70150	Rice Beverage	Vanilla Rice Beverage	NR	18.9	NS	NS	NS	NC
719980	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	25.9	16	27	0	3.8
721860A	Rice Beverage	Rice Beverage Plain	NR	25.9	TR	TR	0	NC
719979	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	26.0	TR	12	0	NC
721861	Rice Beverage	Rice Drink Original Classic	NR	27.5	TR	14	0	NC
721855	Rice Beverage	Rice Drink Original Enriched	NR	31.3	TR	15	0	NC
719977	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	31.5	TR	15	0	NC
721854A	Rice Beverage	Rice Drink Organic Original	NR	36.8	14	23	TR	3.4
720334	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	39.5	TR	25	0	NC
720335	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	57.1	TR	37	0	NC
242772	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	58.6	TR	39	TR	NC
719976	Rice Beverage	Organic	NR	59.0	17	40	0	4.1

NOTES:

Sample results based on dry weight with the exception of rice beverage samples.

¹ppb = parts per billion (microgram/kilogram)

²Some 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."

^aND = Not Determined. FDA is attempting to determine the country of origin.

^bTR = Trace. Result is between the detection limit and quantitation limit (see table below).

^cServing size based on Reference Amount Customarily Consumed (RACC) per 21CFR 101.12 for each product category:

Grains (e.g., rice) - 45 g (dry) - about 1 cup cooked rice (general population)
Breakfast cereal (e.g. rice cereal) – 30 g – about 1 cup (general population)
Note: RACCs for dry infant cereal, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, and uncooked hot cereal range from 15-40 g depending on density and intended consumer (i.e., infant). An average serving size of 30 g was used for all cereal samples except the infant cereals which used a value of 15 g to calculate the mcg inorganic arsenic/serving.
Snacks, all varieties, chips, pretzels, popcorns, extruded snack, et al (e.g., rice cakes) - 30 g - about 2 cakes (10-15 gm/cake)
Note: rice cakes are mostly a puffed rice product, and serving size for larger rice cakes is typically labeled as 1 cake (10-15 g/cake). Mcg of inorganic arsenic/serving for rice cakes was calculated using the RACC for snacks (30 g) which results in a higher calculated amount of mcg inorganic arsenic/serving than using the labeled serving size. (general population)
Beverages (e.g. rice beverage) - 240 ml (an assumption was made that 1 ml = 1 g for purposes of calculating inorganic arsenic per serving) - about 1 cup (general population)

^d"Wild rice" is not actual rice. Wild rice comes from an aquatic annual grass (Zizania aquatic) bearing edible grain.

^eNS = Not Speciated - Sample 728648 not speciated because total arsenic value was less than quantitation limit. Sample 728651 not speciated because sample was moldy. Speciation not performed on noted rice beverage samples because total arsenic results were below the threshold level to require speciation.

^fNC = 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).

^gNR = Not Recorded - country of origin for processed products would not necessarily reflect the country of origin for the rice in the product.

	Rice	Basmati Rice	Rice Cereal	Rice Cakes	Rice Beverage
Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantitation (LOQ) - in ppb Note - actual limits may vary depending on the analytical portion used in the analysis. For inorganic arsenic (sum of AsIII and AsV), the limits are the sum of the individual species.
LOD – Total Arsenic	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.4
LOQ – Total Arsenic	40	40	40	40	4.0
LOD – AsIII, AsV, MMA, DMA	2.5	2.5	2.5	3.8	1.3
LOQ – AsIII, AsV, MMA, DMA	20	20	20	30	10

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