Brown Rice Flour
Also known as: full rice flour, whole rice flour, whole grain rice flour
Brown rice flour is a minimally processed whole-grain ingredient. Naturally gluten-free.
What it is
Whole-grain flour made by milling unhulled brown rice, retaining bran and germ.
Gluten-free flour for baking, thickening, and breading; common in gluten-free bread and noodles.
Why it's flagged
- inorganic arsenic content (FDA action level 100 ppb for infant rice cereal)
What regulators actually say
"FDA has issued an action level of 100 parts per billion (ppb) for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal."
"EU Regulation 2023/915 sets maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in rice and rice-based products including for infant and young child consumption."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole-food product; inorganic arsenic action level 100 ppb in infant rice cereal.
European Union — EFSA
Whole-food product; EU maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in rice/rice products under Regulation 2023/915.
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