The heavy metals are naturally occurring. They aren’t a problem unless man or nature concentrates them. People know this, which is why governments should be checking for them in food and beverages.

In my training, we pretty much ignored deserts because we assumed another European war in addition to the jungle war we were engaged in at the time. Of course, with the exception of the Balkans, deserts have provided the terrain for all our recent combat.

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/which-brands-and-sources-of-rice-have-the-least-arsenic/

Used for medicinal purposes for centuries, so it must be good for you 😈