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Children's rice based foods - illegal levels of arsenic

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Bookaboo · 04/05/2017 22:29

Just a warning about high levels of arsenic in rice cakes and other rice products for kids-

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/04/inorganic-arsenic-rice-cakes-babies-queens-university-belfast

The FSA comment was:

The Food Standards Agency urged parents not to give children aged between one and four and a half rice drinks but offered no advice as to whether they should keep eating rice cakes and other foods.

“We recommend that consumers eat a balanced, varied and healthy diet. Rice and rice products can be part of that, including for young children. However, we do advise that toddlers and young children – ages one to four-and-a-half years – should not be given rice drinks as a substitute for breast milk, infant formula or cows’ milk. This is because of their proportionally higher milk consumption and lower bodyweight compared to other consumers,” said a spokeswoman.

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Sunshineandlaughter · 05/05/2017 19:10

Is it just rice cakes or is it other snacks too does anyone know?

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