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This is really cool - it'd be great to test for other chemicals like heavy metals.

Specifically, rice seems to contain a good deal of arsenic (https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/01/how-muc...) and I've been interested for a while in trying to find some that has the least, as I eat a lot of rice.

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Thanks! I would like to expand testing into other areas beyond plastic chemicals (like heavy metals) if and when the project grows.

If you are concerned about heavy metals, look at herbs: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/your-herb...

BTW I love Consumer Reports.

Rice is easy to solve by just buying California grown. They have the lowest regional levels in the world and I expect the variance amongst those growers to not have significant impact.

How do you find California grown in other states? Often it just says US

Some brands tell you. I think Nishiki is one of the big ones. There are family farms that sell online too.

IIRC, This was previously (recently) discussed wrt rice sold (or given) to Haiti. Because that rice came from the Confederate States, it has more arsenic.

IIRC2, don't buy rice from land formerly used to grow cotton. Because calcium arsenate was used to kill the boll weevil.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boll_Weevil_Eradication_Progra...

Are there any tests like this for rices imported from abroad?

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