Tests show levels of arsenic in US rice(视频)
<p><span word="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="measurable">measurable</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arsenic">arsenic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="markets">markets</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span>, <span word="inorganic">inorganic</span> <span word="arsenic">arsenic</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="carcinogen">carcinogen</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="cautions">cautions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="sometime">sometime</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="Reports">Reports</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> [<span word="FDA">FDA</span>], <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="varying">varying</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arsenic">arsenic</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Foods">Foods</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Arsenic">Arsenic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arsenic">arsenic</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cumulative">cumulative</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arsenic">arsenic</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>’ <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>. <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="staple">staple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diet">diet</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutritious">nutritious</span>, <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="food">food</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="recommending">recommending</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span>.”</p>
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