Millions of cooks are endangering their health by cooking their rice incorrectly, scientists believe.

Putting more water in the pan or even steeping it overnight is the best way to flush out traces of the poison  arsenic, they found.

The chemical contaminates rice as a result of industrial toxins and pesticides which can remain in the soil for decades. 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/08/cooking-rice-incorrectly-could-endangering-health/