Rice finding 490
Source evidence and comparison details for the Rice profile.
Rajkowska-Myśliwiec et al. 2024
White rice (polished; includes parboiled products RLe and RA) · Total arsenic (tAs) · 30 retail product packages (5 per manufacturer, 6 manufacturers per product group); 60 rice grain packages in scope.
Selected finding and reference
30 retail product packages (5 per manufacturer, 6 manufacturers per product group); 60 rice grain packages in scope. Basis: unspecified (retail product as purchased, homogenised; no dry/fresh basis stated).
All results above the LOD (minimum values 69.5 and 87.6 µg/kg vs LOD 0.3 µg/kg); no non-detects reported.
Low / Moderate / High rating
Direct comparison only: the reported summaries or non-overlapping reporting bounds establish the displayed descriptive direction, but do not supply an eligible reference distribution for Low / Moderate / High. A reporting bound remains a bound; equal rounded summaries do not establish equivalence.
Selected comparison
Lower104 versus 168 µg/kgwhite rice: 104 µg/kg (mean ± 19.6 SD); brown rice (brown rice): 168 µg/kg (mean ± 34.8 SD). Table 5, p.7; reference Table 5, p.7.Target: 30; reference: 30 retail product packages (5 per manufacturer, 6 manufacturers per product group); 60 rice grain packages in scope. Same source, analyte, statistic, basis and analytical method. Subgroups can share samples with the study total. A descriptive difference, not a significance test, treatment effect or safety judgment.Collection period
2023
No year-by-year sample register is reconstructed from this summary.
Geographic scope
white rice
Rice variety or type within one study.
Sampling, analysis and reporting limits
Microwave digestion (HNO3, CEM MDS-2000) then hydride generation ICP-AES/OES (Jobin Yvon JY-24) for total arsenic.
All results above the LOD (minimum values 69.5 and 87.6 µg/kg vs LOD 0.3 µg/kg); no non-detects reported.
Shared samples and study overlap
Subgroup rows, statistics of the same subgroup and the study total share samples; they are not independent results.
Each table row describes a food/analyte result. Repeated rows do not add independent samples or datasets. No cross-study trend is calculated in this comparison mode.
Reported values, conversion and source locator
| Source statistic | Original result | Displayed unit conversion |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 104.3 a ± 19.6 | none |
Original SD: 19.6 µg kg−1.
Table 5, p.7.
No moisture, cooking-yield or species conversion is applied to the original finding above. Any basis conversion used for its HMI comparison is stated separately with the numerical target.