<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Folks, the stuff they put in "enriched white rice" is the reason to scream to high heaven for decent legislation to require disclosure of ingredients in food or used to process foods (that adhere to the food sold) in the United States... And I thought that I was just eating white rice which had water-soluble vitamins (dissolved in water...) sprayed on them. <<<After drying talc and ferric pyrophosphate are added to keep grains from sticking together and then more protective coating is applied.>>>> Drying talc? I hope that this isn't related to the stuff that some people use under their arms after their baths...;-) Some people are allergic to that stuff... And how are people who are already mystified about what's in tomato paste or ketchup supposed to figure out what abietic acid is? <<<If the consumer wants to know what is in "white rice", etc., she is then expected to go to CFR21, Standards of Identity and read what is allowed. Not all foods qualify for the Standards of Identity.>>> How does one find CFR21? Is this Standards of Identity document available in public libraries, like the PDR (Physicians Desk Reference)? Pretty soon, we'll all need food chemists (and toxicologists) to go with us to the grocery store... Sorry about the online anger. It's just that I'm running out of things to eat...:'-( Susan (North Carolina, USA) [log in to unmask]