To address this issue, the International Rice Research Institute,or IRRI, is working towards developing varieties of white rice whose starch is released slowly.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said in a blog post that "even where the soil is contaminated with a lead spill, a number of studies have shown that rice plants do not take up a significant amount of lead and move it to the grains".

BBC: Study of lead levels in rice under scrutiny