Does rice bran oil have arsenic?

Answer: Some rice and products made from rice, like rice cakes, flour and cereals, have been found to contain a considerable amount of the heavy metal arsenic - although only a few exceeded the cancer-warning threshold of the State of California (10 mcg per daily serving). read more

Rice bran oil can be very high in arsenic. Unfortunately, it's hard to say how high, since it varies a lot. Arsenic is a natural part of the Earth, present in microscopic amounts in nearly everything, including food and water. read more

Usually, about 90% of the arsenic in rice bran is inorganic (mostly arsenite). The EPA limit for inorganic arsenic in drinking water is 10 ppb, the same as the FDA’s limit for apple juice. Limits for solid food range from 100–200 ppb. read more