HCR Update from Mark Sanna: The FDA announced Friday that it had found no evidence that current levels of arsenic in rice pose an immediate health risk. The finding comes 2 months after the agency proposed new limits on arsenic in apple juice. The agency tested more than 1,300 types of rice and rice products, like rice cakes and infant cereals, and found that arsenic levels ranged from 3 to 7 micrograms per serving, amounts that the agency said were not hazardous to human health in the short term. Arsenic is a carcinogen when consumed in large enough quantities. It occurs naturally in the environment, but it can also be an effect of industrial contamination.