Is information about the arsenic levels in this rice available anywhere? Does your grower, Lone Pine Enterprises, monitor arsenic levels?
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one has to distinguish inorganic arsenic, often residual from cotton farming from organic arsenic which the body can handle and is not as toxic. Does Lone pine test for INORGANIC arsenic - I presume if they are organic this is covered but unless they really have good third party testing it is really an unknown. Most likely as they are biodynamic they would be particular about testing the soil when they first started out. Supposedly that region no longer has cotton farming and that was in the distant past so lead from Remington would be more of a concern in that area.
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Thanks so much GW for posting this. Although we have already posted this a few times before on our reviews section and in response to some of the questions posted here, we are re-posting this for everyone's convenience. The home of our Organic Matcha - both Culinary and Ceremonial - is now located in Shizuoka, Japan, within a tea region recognized by the United Nations as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Harvested from a family-run tea farm in operation since 1915. Our farm has been certified organic since 2000, synthetic chemical free since 1994, and reduced chemical usage since 1975. Now you can enjoy great quality Matcha from the place it all began - Japan. Thanks again for posting. Unfortunately, there is no way to attach a file here. Once we've created a link to access our Radiation Test, Metal Test, and Organic Certification, we'll once again post them here. But please do email ashley@kissmeorganics.com if you have further concerns. Best, Ashley Evans KissMeOrganics
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Fabulous... I just read up on the arsenic. So... All things in moderation and our kids could be ok with the lower consumption rate. But succors aren't ever really healthy anyway. Why does our FDA allow our kids to be poisoned without any warning labels?!?! Grrrr!!!!
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Clearly the other responder missed the reports this year regarding arsenic in rice. I don't know the answer, but I know you ask a valid question!
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I believe the arsenic issue arises from growing rice on former cotton fields where they used arsenic to control pests. California grown rice is not grown on former cotton fields, thus there is only naturally occurring arsenic found in the soil, if any. Arsenic is something to be very concerned about, in any amount, and I would never buy any rice product without knowing where it was grown.
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I have no idea and yes, certain kelp that is collected can have traces of arsenic. I'm taking my chances, I admit it. Supposedly Norwegian Sea kelp is the best.
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My bags of medium grain brown rice say "Product of the USA" and provide Bob's Red Mill Oregon address. There's no mention of where in the U.S. the rice is grown or processed.
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The last time I researched arsenic in rice I found out that rice grown in Ca had 30% less than other places since they did not plant cotton which is sprayed very heavily with pesticides. I also watched a video on Lundberg rice, very interesting if you are concerned about the arsenic in rice which I am.
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I checked the package very thoroughly, and it did not list ant arsenic content. You may need to contact Lundberg rice for more details. This is all the information I could get.
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I went on Google to see what I could find out. The highest concentration of Arsenic is in brown rice. All rice has Arsenic in it. I don't know what kind of Rice is in this dog food. Other dog foods contain potato but even peeled potatoes contain huge amounts of pesticides unless they are Organic. I read what other people were saying and many are saying they will cotinue to feed this food to their dogs until the FDA comes up with some final answers. Blue Buffalo has a grain free food so you may conisder that one. I just know what I see in my dogs since switching to the Lamb and Rice food. They did better on this one than the Chicken and Rice. With all the issues in our food supplies it's pretty hard to get away from all the toxins. According to what I read the Arsenic levels in this dog food was about 4% which is well below maximum allowed. There are two other brands that have excellent ratings and are sold here on Amazon one is Orijen and the other is Acana. I believe they are grain free and I know Blue Buffalo also has grain free dog food. The Orijen and Acana are very expensive, I can't afford them but if you can you may want to give them a try. I hope this helps you!
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the company is certain and they are a very good company. why would they put arsenic in a pure product that has no additives. you are correct in being skeptical, but in this case you've gone a little far.
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Most Shilajit producers or vendors that I read about claims that their Shilajit is collected in only one proprietary area, and every batch is tested by a 3rd-party U.S. Food and Drug Administration-registered laboratory for: * Fulvic and Humic acid levels * Traces of Cadmium, Lead, Arsenic, Mercury and other Heavy Metals * Indications of Yeast, Mold, E-Coli, Microbials, and Salmonella Although in continuation of these they all indeicat that their statement has not been approved by FDA.
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Our Matcha powder is from China and it is not shade-grown. We sent these samples to a lab in Colorado to have them tested. Most brands won't do the testing because it's expensive - but it's important to us. We chose the farm that had the purest (and nutritionally most potent) green tea we could find anywhere. It just so happened to be from a farm in China. The locals have a long and storied tradition of cultivating high quality tea plants. They take a lot of pride in their plantation and meticulously care for each plant. There are some concerns with radiation from Japanese products right now. Since the devastating tsunami in 2004 damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, large portions of their green tea crops have been quarantined, destroyed, or ordered not to be harvested by the Japanese government. It's a tragic situation that has affected the supply of matcha and other teas all over the world. Thanks again for your interest and if you need anything else, please feel free to contact us via Amazon or through jessica@kissmeorganics.com Jessica Patterson Customer Love Specialist KissMeOrganics.com
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I've done well with their seeds in the past and am ordering this bundle this year for a garden I depend on for mainstay food. You can write Ferry Morse directly and I'm sure they'd be happy to help you. Whenever I've gone to their customer service, they've been very courteous and helpful. They have a Facebook account so just search for them there or go to http://www.plantationproducts.com/
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See my one star review - Amazoner. I question whether their high claimed epa-dha values are accurate. This material seems to be just run off from sardine processing plants, which they don't distill. I've asked them for an independent testing assay - waiting for evidence.
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I don't know where that strain was from.- Jon the co-founder has been finding unique strains and helping the villages get enough product to ship- this was the first huge success they had, now they have fields all over and are in mass production of at least 4 strains of rice. I would check on their direct website. you will love every one of the unique types but they are all totally different.
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I don't know, but I've been eating puffed rice for about 65 years, the last 10 or more from Arrowhead Mills. Why don't you ask Arrowhead Mills. They would probably be happy to answer. Please post it so Silly Sally won't freak out. Sylvia