ABSTRACT
Alarming quantities of arsenic in rice, vegetables, sea foods as well as beer and soft drinks render a safeguard to have these consumables. Generally, these problems are concomitant with the enrichment of soil with heavy metal, the quality of water sources used for irrigation, the supply of drinkable water plants, and the intentional use of arsenic compounds for commercial purposes like mineral process and the use of arsenic additives for animal feed to produce more animals in less time at lower cost; generally, the additives are antimicrobial drugs, including arsenicals, antibiotics, etc. Time has demonstrated that mitigation actions must be made. The amount of information about these paradigms, except in the United States and some Asian countries, is scarce.
