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Research has found that your favorite bowl of rice can contain heavy metals, primarily arsenic, and to a lesser extent, ...

Between 2017 and 2024, Myanmar received over 12,000 tons of rice through the programme and distributed it to disaster-hit areas, he added.

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A new report reveals toxic metals such as arsenic and cadmium were found in rice sold in the U.S., posing health risks such as cancer and developmental harm, especially for infants.

The tests also found that white rice grown in the Southeast had, on average, a higher level of these heavy metals (particularly arsenic) than rice grown in California.

Southern Shan State, Myanmar – Tian Win Nang squats on the hard-packed earth, balancing a kilogramme (2.2 pounds) of chocolate-coloured raw opium in each hand like a human weighing scales.

After milling, that’s 180,000 tons in white rice, roughly 3.3 kilograms per household, or four grams per citizen per day, close to a single teaspoon.