mmmmMMMMMMmmmm Arsenic Only really posting this for those who have kids, poison yourself if you want but not anyone else batards http://rt.com/uk/201835-uk-arsenic-rice-eu/
UK is just building up tolerance levels for Arsenic poisoning. Preparing for the "INCONCEIVABLE!" future where it might come in handy during a battle of wits.
Hasn't hurt us so far so not sure what the problem is. Saw something last week about anti-freeze being used in food and a huge outrage at it. Yes, ideally not the first thing you think of in a food product but it's been there for years without anyone batting an eye lid. Much like horse meat, people have been eating it years and then suddenly when they find out there's outrage. Deal with it.
I hate all this messing with food, no need for it other than to make the product last longer so they can make more money.
I've found that personally the three killers are slat, sugar and fat. The best remedy to this is fresh food cooked yourself. however a staple like a rice etc absorbing stuff that deposited in water is a serious problem you can't avoid can you? you can buy to get rid of all sorts of preservatives and e-numbers etc but if the water is polluted that the stuff is grown in by wash from mining (onje source of arsenic i know) of whatever.... what can you do?
Same here, but I've always used a lot of rice and no doubt the rice in Ireland is exactly the same as the rice in the UK. Arsenic 200 times over EU regulations though, bit much if you ask me, not something I would feed my kids, for me, I'm like f** it, been eating it for decades but my kids, no f** that.
Make something last longer so that you can make more money? Sack the one who thought that up. Surely you make more money if something goes off quicker hence the buyer having to throw it out and buy some more???
not if you can ship it from asia to europe where the big money is. its like this... all those nice gapes and oranges and bannanas... they ripen on the boat. the rice could be years old for all we know. but we in europe and in this market in particular pay top dollar for every morsel and its much more profitable for these countries to ship to us than sell local. I say buy local, buy seasonal and be damned with the exotic stuff. stick to spices and such that you can use to make whatever dish but don't by preserved foodstuff you can buy off a local market. like carrots in jars ffs.
In a world of mass production this isn't the case, on a smaller scale yes but not when a huge company is churning out millions of products to millions of people.
