Regional variability of arsenic content in Uruguayan polished rice

Irrigation and phosphorous fertilization management to minimize rice grain arsenic content

“…The mean and range of iAs concentration in polished rice grain of 0.084 mg kg − 1 (0.050-0.113 mg kg − 1 ) are similar to previous studies developed in Uruguay by Carracelas et al (2019b) and aligned to what was reported by Roel et al (2021) for this cultivar. These values are below international Codex Alimentarius (FAO and WHO, 2019) maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in polished grain (0.20 mg kg − 1 ) and 76.7% of samples were below EU (COMMISSION REGULATION, 2015) and USA (FDA, 2020) maximum levels allowed for rice used for preparation of infant food (0.10 mg kg − 1 ).…”

“…Determination of iAs in rice grain was done in Technological Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU) following the same procedure described by Roel et al (2021).…”

“…However, there is a permanent interest from the rice industry to develop techniques to satisfy special quality standards or specific market requirements like the baby food sector. In South America arsenic speciation in rice grain can vary greatly depending on the rice producing region (Roel et al, 2021).…”

Adverse Effects of Arsenic Uptake in Rice Metabolome and Lipidome Revealed by Untargeted Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) and Regions of Interest Multivariate Curve Resolution

“…The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from the United States stated that rice presented the second highest arsenic levels, following seafood, and was the most consumed product with high arsenic content, due to its presence in many daily products [28]. Arsenic levels in polished rice have been reported up to 0.629 and 0.055 mg kg −1 , for total arsenic and inorganic arsenic content, respectively [29]. From the different arsenic forms, the inorganic is the most toxic.…”