Federal Efforts to Manage the Risk of Arsenic in Rice.

PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of arsenic; UNITED States. Food & Drug Administration; UNITED States. Dept. of Agriculture; UNITED States. Government Accountability Office; GOVERNMENT report writing

The article discusses a report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the impact of arsenic contamination on rice and its affect on human health. Topics discussed include effects of ingestion of arsenic on human health and the extent to which the Food & Drug Administration has coordinated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies are taking actions to manage arsenic contamination in rice and hence in human.