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How true that eating raw rice can cause harmful bacteria in the body like salmonella? is there really side effect of taking raw rice?
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Not really: Any food can be contaminated with bacterial pathogens but commercially purchased rice is not likely to be any more dangerous than any other product. Certainly, if taken directly from a rice paddy in countries in which human excrement is used as fertilizer, this may create a risk.
Answered 12/21/2014
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