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Poison in the bowl: Looming health crisis from arsenic in rice

Poison in the bowl: Looming health crisis from arsenic in rice

Monday, 05 May 2025 | Kota Sriraj

Rice, the lifeblood of Indian cuisine, is now under threat. A recent international study published in The Lancet Planetary Health warns that climate change may be fuelling a dangerous rise in inorganic arsenic levels in rice, potentially triggering a surge in cancer cases across Asia by 2050 Rice, the lifeblood of...

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