04-29-2008, 10:49 PM
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Alarm sounded over arsenic in baby rice
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Levels of arsenic in rice formula for babies are worryingly high, according to an investigation published into products widely sold in British stores.
Scientists voiced their concern after testing 17 samples of three common brands of baby rice.
They said the results exposed a bad loophole in safety regulations in the European Union (EU) and the United States.
The arsenic they tested for was inorganic, meaning that it had no carbon content and thus most likely came from a geological source.
Arsenic occurs naturally in some soils and is a groundwater problem in numerous countries, notably Bangladesh. Rice plants, which are immersed in water, are especially susceptible to absorbing the arsenic as they grow.
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Alarm sounded over arsenic in baby rice - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Though with the research coming out about low GI foods I wonder if we should not be cutting back on the amount of simple carbs that we are feeding our infants - scary stuff just the same!! |
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