Arsenic snack shock: RMIT study revealed almost 75% of children rice snacks exceeded EU recommendations
Nearly 75% of infant and children rice snack samples in Australia were found to exceed the European Union (EU) maximum levels of inorganic arsenic levels.
Researchers in Australia said this is concerning as baby food companies are increasingly shifting to organic products for perceived healthiness, but organic rice have been shown to contain more inorganic arsenic (iAs) than inorganic rice. iAs is known as a non-threshold human carcinogen.
The current Australian guidelines for tAs in food are based on adult consumption and are not protective of high-sensitivity consumers like infants and young children.
The study was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
