The US Food and Drug Administration has found arsenic content in about 30 samples of Indian basmati rice in its preliminary analysis.
The regulator would issue advisory to consumers only after completing its entire study.
However, exporters from India said that basmati rice was free from arsenic content as shipments are made only after complying with required tests.
Arsenic is a chemical matter present in the environment from both natural and human sources.
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