Morocco: Beware of importing rice contaminated with arsenic

Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights has warned against the presence of high levels of arsenic in a group of rice varieties, of which the Kingdom imports all its consumption needs of this substance from the markets of the United States of America and from Asia. Bouazza El-Kharati, president of the Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights, said, according to Hespress, that the Federation has sent relevant institutions to submit samples of rice imported by Moroccan companies for laboratory analysis to reveal levels arsenic, especially since large countries produce this type of food and food crops that exploit water contaminated by this substance harmful to human health. The latter explained in a statement that a group of international experts had issued warnings on the toxic substance present in the agricultural product, can lead to cancer risks. The spokesperson added: “We have recorded a significant increase in the quantities of rice consumed by the ...