Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

Artificially ripened mangoes, often treated with harmful chemicals like calcium carbide, flood markets to meet early season ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

Warmer temperatures and more carbon dioxide will boost levels of arsenic, a dangerous heavy metal, according to new research.

The use of calcium carbide for fruit ripening is banned in India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) ...

Brown rice, also known as whole grain rice, often perceived as healthier, contains higher levels of arsenic than white rice for American consumers. This situation is particularly concerning for ...

There is no foolproof way to identify artificially ripened mangoes unless you do a lab test. Though some say they float on ...

Contaminated soil and irrigated water while growing rice are known to increase inorganic arsenic in rice. An increased exposure to arsenic is known to heighten the risk of cancers of the lung ...

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The earth shattering news will devastate billions of people around the world consume rice as part of their daily diet ...

New Delhi: Climate change could be resulting in higher levels of arsenic in rice, potentially increasing lifetime cancer and health risks for people in Asian countries by 2050, according to a new ...