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Rice is highly consumed worldwide and is prone to arsenic contamination; therefore, this study evaluated the inorganic arsenic content of 70 Portuguese rice samples. These were analysed through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with a detection limit of 3.3 \u00b5g kg\u22121. The average contamination was of 29.3 \u00b5g kg\u22121, with brown and short rice presenting higher values than white and long rice. The highest concentration, 100 \u00b5g kg\u22121, equalled the maximum residue limit (MRL) for rice destined for infants\u2019 consumption. The estimated daily intake (EDI) surpassed the benchmark dose (lower confidence limit 10%) (BMDL10) of 0.3 \u00b5g kg\u22121 of bw\/day considering children in the 95th percentile of rice consumption and the worst-case scenario concentration. 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