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  2. Cheryl, great article about the arsenic and rice issue. I started a petition asking the FDA for regulation of arsenic in rice and by-products in 2/12 after the Dartmouth study. As I did my research, I found that there has been multiple studies since 2007 talking about arsenic and rice. 5 years! Please spread the word about my petition and sign it as well. Thanks for writing about rice and arsenic. The more educated people are the better. http://bit.ly/xJGMe5+ By the way, loving the teff ideas!

  3. Thanks so much for compiling this article, Cheryl, and for including your recommendations and so many alternative ideas! I’m honored that you included my quinoa tabouli recipe. We really have to keep folks safe. My feelings about arsenic in my food are about equal to my feelings about gluten in my food … i.e., unsafe at any level!

    Shirley

  4. Thanks for this, Cheryl. I also share this concern as part of a family who normally eats (until I heard about this whole thing) a ton of rice. I’m loving your alternative ideas, which I plan to start exploring.

    One question I have is why potatoes, peanuts and other foods that are grown underground are not also an issue in terms of arsenic levels. Is it the whole “flooding” thing w/ rice? Another question is if organic products are safe since those arsenic levels should be organic, correct? I’m reading that the inorganic arsenic levels are what is harmful. So, an example would be Mary’s Gone Crackers (main ingredient is brown rice) which are organic. Does that mean those products are safer by any means? Just curious if anyone can help with those topics. Thanks!

  7. Katie,
    From what I’ve read, arsenic is in trace amounts in many foods, but the main concern is rice, more so than other root vegetables. And studies show that brown rice has higher levels than white. This study breaks it down and it appears that organic rice has less than conventional, and basmati is a safer bet, but still…it’s awfully complicated for the average consumer, and sad an advocacy group had to holler for the FDA to even consider action!
    http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodContaminantsAdulteration/Metals/ucm319924.htm

  8. Hi Cheryl, thanks for the article. I too love those Casabi crackers, in fact, I got my doctor’s office to start handing them out to their allergic clients and now we can’t find them. We’ve emailed the manufacturer and Amazon to no avail. Do you know where they are available? Thanks for any help you can give me.

  11. Hi Cheryl,
    Wow! You included most of it, great resources. So far. I have seen two patients with rice allergy.
    The rice base supplement was not working, so I ran a taste for one pt. the other one was obvious.
    Thank you.

  12. I see this was written in 2012…is this still an issue now in 2015 or has the FDA made more strides to correct it? I LOVE rice and with picky eaters in my home, it is a good basic food for us. Thanks!

  14. What is happening with Mary’s Gone Crackers? Amazon just dropped them, and iHerbs, while still selling them, published a warning just as I was checking out, saying they contain a substance proven by Proposition 65 to be causing cancer. I am in remission for a recurring cancer, I went through hell with my treatment, and I have been eating Mary’s Gone Crackers since my release from the hospital 3 months ago. What should I do? Sue them?

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