Arsenic Found In Organic Brands Nudges FDA to Regulate (Forbes)

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The results of the study, according to Forbes, are helping push the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to look further into ways to ensure that consumers are protected from food contaminants.

Forbes points to a statement released by the FDA on February 17, that states that the FDA will, “expand its surveillance activities in rice to ensure that consumers are protected.”

Read the full story, published 2/28/12 in Forbes.

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