Arsenic in rice: FDA says arsenic is found in rice and to limit consumption of rice. Where does arsenic in rice come from?

No federal limit exists for arsenic in most foods, including rice. Organic rice baby cereal, rice breakfast cereals, brown rice, and white rice all contain arsenic, many in worrisome levels.

Consuming more than a half-cup of cooked rice per day can result in an increase in urinary arsenic levels, skin, bladder and lung cancers, as well as heart disease.