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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Public Health
  • Food Safety

Background:

  • International food trade is crucial for global food security.
  • However, it can lead to negative health consequences in food-producing countries.
  • Quantifying these risks is essential for informed policy-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for quantifying global flows of inorganic arsenic (iAs).
  • To assess the embedded increased lifetime cancer risks (EHR) associated with international rice trade.
  • To identify countries with high iAs exports and imports and associated health risks.

Main Methods:

  • Global scale computations were performed for 153 countries.
  • Quantified flows of inorganic arsenic (iAs) in rice trade.
  • Calculated embedded increased lifetime cancer risks (EHR) for populations.

Main Results:

  • Vietnam, India, Thailand, and the US are major exporters of iAs-embedded rice.
  • Continental China, Indonesia, and Malaysia are top importers of iAs.
  • Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Cambodia face the highest EHR from rice imports.

Conclusions:

  • Import-dependent countries face substantial health risks from imported rice.
  • Policy options should focus on health gains by diversifying rice sources.
  • This study provides a basis for health-gain-oriented policy design, not just risk factor levels.