The European Commission has tightened the rules on the presence of arsenic in food products.
The allowed concentration of inorganic arsenic in white rice is lowered, while there are new limits for arsenic in some rice-based food items, infant formula
Following an official request to EFSA from the European Commission, EFSA assessed the chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) in the European population. A total of 13,608 analytical results on iAs were considered in the current assessmen
Scientists have found half of rice varieties they tested exceeded maximum arsenic limits for young children in the United Kingdom.
A team at the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food found 28 of 55 rice samples sold in the U.K. con
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making available results from our most recent testing of infant rice cereals for inorganic arsenic. These results show that manufacturers have made significant progress in reducing levels of inorga
Research at Queen’s highlights that EU laws introduced in January 2016 regarding carcinogen inorganic arsenic should be revised to ensure a lowered concentration of arsenic in baby food.
Study by Queen’s University Belfast finds 50% of baby rice products contain illegal level of inorganic arsenic. The findings raise doubts about the effectiveness of EU rules brought in only last year designed to reduce the amount of the toxic chemica
