Pretty disturbing articles on arsenic in rice
http://articles.courant.com/2012-10-06/business/hc-ls-consumer-reports-arsenic-rice-20121006_1_rice-and-rice-products-inorganic-arsenic-worrisome-levels
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-03/features/ct-food-1003-rice-arsenic-cooking-tips-20121003_1_inorganic-arsenic-rice-consumption-brown-rice
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-03/features/ct-food-1003-rice-arsenic-cooking-tips-20121003_1_inorganic-arsenic-rice-consumption-brown-rice
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”Infant rice cereals and drink products also contained worrisome levels of arsenic. Consumer Reports advises that children under the age of 5 not be given rice drinks as part of their daily diet, similar to advice given in the United Kingdom regarding rice milk.”
”Limit servings to 1/4-cup rice (uncooked) twice a week for adults and one serving a week for kids. Have just 3 one-cup servings of cold rice cereal a week; 1 1/2 for kids. Stop at one serving of rice crackers (16 to 18 crackers) a day; half that for kids. For rice cakes, limit to about two servings per week (1 to 3 cakes each); one for kids. Aim for no more than 1/2 cup of rice drinks a day; rarely for kids under 5. And don't give babies more than 1/4-cup infant rice cereal a day, max.”