Three members of Congress on Friday said they are introducing the “R.I.C.E Act” to limit the amount of arsenic permitted in rice and rice-based products. The proposed legislation follows a Consumer Reports investigation that found worrisome levels of arsenic, including the inorganic form, in many of the more than 60 products tested.
There are currently no federal standards for arsenic in most foods, including rice and rice-based products.
The “R.I.C.E Act” (Reducing food-based Inorganic and organic Compounds Exposure Act) requires the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set a maximum permissible level of arsenic in rice and food containing rice, according to a statement from the three members, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), and Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.).
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