Well, let's talk about a real rice issue then. I have a 20lb bag of rice sitting on my floor in my family room. When it rained last week, water came into the house and covered the floor. I have no idea how deep the water was, probably less than a centimeter, but I'm sure that some seeped into the seem along the bottom of the bag of otherwise dry rice. Can I just take the top 95% of rice and seal it up into something else, or will I need to toss my entire 20lb bag?