# Heavy Metals in Rice Products **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition\ **Created:** [October 6, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433 "2015-10-06T17:12:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phil0s0raptor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Phil0s0raptor](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Phil0s0raptor)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/1 "2015-10-06T17:12:24Z")
Whilst researching supplements and nutritionally complete food products, I read that there have been problems with some established companies legally selling products that contain potentially harmful levels of heavy metals. This is due to them sourcing rice ingredients from countries where they have fewer restrictions and testing on heavy metal content. How safe is this product? Aside from what’s in it that’s good, what kind of tests have been done on Huel to ensure it is not toxic for long term use? ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:02am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/2 "2015-10-07T06:02:55Z")
Hi Where did you read this? ALL our ingredients come for reputable suppliers and there are certificates of analyses on each - all conform to the strict regulation guidelines. ---
**Author:** ![Phil0s0raptor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Phil0s0raptor](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Phil0s0raptor)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/3 "2015-10-07T12:02:15Z")
I found out about it when looking at similar products. [http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/aug/18/soylent-fda-heavy-metals-silicon-valley-as-you-sow](http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/aug/18/soylent-fda-heavy-metals-silicon-valley-as-you-sow) [https://www.food.gov.uk/science/arsenic-in-rice](https://www.food.gov.uk/science/arsenic-in-rice) It is a bit worrying, especially if a person consumes this as their only food source for long period of time… ---
**Author:** ![Phil0s0raptor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Phil0s0raptor](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Phil0s0raptor)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/4 "2015-10-07T16:30:17Z")
Can I ask which regulations Huel has to adhere to? Is Huel considered a food product or supplement or something else? ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 7:54am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/5 "2015-10-08T07:54:17Z")
Thanks for the links. Obviously, we can’t comment on others’ products. The suppliers of the ingredients have to supply detailed CoAs (Certificated of Analyses) for all contaminents that there are regulations for in the EU ---
**Author:** ![Phil0s0raptor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@Phil0s0raptor](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Phil0s0raptor)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 9:20am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/6 "2015-10-08T09:20:17Z")
That’s useful to know, @JamesCollier I’m looking forward to results of the year long study Huel will be conducting. Will this include measuring health and how the body processes Huel, or mainly to do with if a person enjoys the experience? (other people’s short term tests seem to always be about whether they could stomach a liquid diet for a period of time, rather than nutritional benefit) ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/7 "2015-10-08T11:38:33Z")
We’re going to run smaller trials before too (working on these now). We’re going to get as much out of these as we can. Health parameters, certainly, as well as assessement on enjoyment. ---
**Author:** ![chughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@chughes](https://discuss.huel.com/u/chughes)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/8 "2017-03-06T13:01:27Z")
Just in case anyone else sees this thread, Huel published pesticide & heavy metals analyses here: [Huel Food Safety and Quality Controls](https://huel.com/pages/food-safety-and-quality-controls) … I attempted to summarise those documents here: > [@Pesticide-Free Huel?](https://discuss.huel.com/t/pesticide-free-huel/915/63): > > Dunno if it’s possible to stick a “conclusion” note to the start of this long discussion, but here’s my attempt to summarise the tests on Huel’s official food safety page. I am not an expert, so read 'em yourself if you care. “Chemicals”: Six ingredients (oats, pea protein, brown rice protein, flaxseed, coconut MCTs and sunflower oil powder) were tested for chemical residues in 2015. The tests were for many hundreds of residues, and in some cases also covered genetic modification markers and… ---
**Author:** ![desilvian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@desilvian](https://discuss.huel.com/u/desilvian)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/9 "2018-04-20T09:32:54Z")
Link not functional. Was curious about results. ---
**Author:** ![GTIPuG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/gtipug/32/9175_2.png) [@GTIPuG](https://discuss.huel.com/u/GTIPuG)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/10 "2018-04-20T10:01:40Z")
This link? > **[Huel Food Safety and Quality Controls](https://uk.huel.com/pages/food-safety-and-quality-controls)** > > Here at Huel, excellent nutrition and health are key, so we have listed some of the information that confirms this commitment to health and safety throughout all aspects of Huel. Quality Ingredients For information on how our ingredients are produced... ---
**Author:** ![desilvian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@desilvian](https://discuss.huel.com/u/desilvian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/heavy-metals-in-rice-products/433/11 "2018-04-22T06:42:28Z")
Thanks. On my phone couldn’t open it as it was defaulting to US link, but on computer, when I set my region to UK I was able to open it.