Kamis , 11 Oct 2012, 15:00 WIB

No trace of arsenic in rice imported by Indonesia

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Rice imported by Indonesia has no trace of the dangerous substance of arsenic. Consumer Reports indicates that Thailand rice in US contains worrisome number of arsenic...

Rabu , 03 Oct 2012, 21:30 WIB

Thailand imported rice allegedly contains arsenic

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Imported rice from Thailand allegedly contains a dangerous substance of arsenic. A researcher at Indonesian Center for Rice Research (ICRR) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Bram Kusbiantoro, said the arsenic could be from the soil. He said on Wednesday that arsenic in the imported rice from Thailand must be analyzed first, especially the soil. Consumer Reports indicates that...