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February 2012 Moms
Article on arsenic found in rice. Including rice cereal
I was watching the today show and they were talking about new findings on arsenic in rice products. I found this article . Sorry I'm on my phone, and I don't know how to make it clicky.
https://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/consumerid=8816152
https://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/consumerid=8816152
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Re: Article on arsenic found in rice. Including rice cereal
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I'm interested though.
MADIGAN ALERTS PARENTS, CAREGIVERS TO ARSENIC IN INFANT RICE CEREALS
Attorney General Lisa Madigan warned parents and caregivers of the presence of arsenic in infant rice cereals following research released today by her office in conjunction with a national report by Consumer Reports.
Madigan said the results of tests performed for her office are consistent with the national findings, which report troubling levels of inorganic or toxic arsenic in samples of infant rice cereals.
Based on these findings, Madigan today sent a letter to the FDA, calling on the agency to move quickly to adopt national standards to limit inorganic arsenic in food, particularly in baby food.
The Attorney General also sent a letter to manufacturers of the products tested, calling on them to immediately take steps to reduce inorganic arsenic in their products and to work with the FDA to adopt national standards for arsenic in food.
Madigan said the findings raise serious concerns about the amount of arsenic being consumed by infants and young children. Madigan urged parents and caregivers to moderate servings of rice in their children's diet using recommendations issued by Consumer Reports. For example, parents are advised to limit infant's consumption of rice cereals to one serving per day. A complete list of those recommendations can be found at www.consumerreports.org/cro/arsenicinfood.
"First and foremost, I want to warn parents that every rice cereal product we tested contained arsenic. These results are shocking because rice cereal is often a baby's first solid food," Madigan said. "Parents and caregivers should moderate the amount of rice products they feed their children, while the FDA sets standards to limit this known carcinogen in our food."
Arsenic is a heavy metal found in soil and bedrock that takes on two forms organic and inorganic. Inorganic arsenic is considered a toxic chemical and a known carcinogen. The toxin is most often used for industrial and agricultural uses, particularly as a pesticide.
Madigan's office provided rice products to laboratories for arsenic testing in light of reports last year conducted by Consumer Reports that showed the presence of arsenic in apple juice and tests conducted by researchers at Dartmouth that detected arsenic in brown rice syrup
I remember this with the apple juice a few years ago... I don't buy apple juice now.
I never know what to think when this type of news comes out. ugh!
I know it! It aggrevates me that there are not stricter regulations on the food we eat and feed our families.
We use the Happy Baby Food Happy Bellies Brown Rice cereal. As soon as I saw this, I emailed the company. Here is there response:
"Hi Kristin,
Thank you so much for writing in. We are happy to inform you that all of the organic brown rice used in Happy Family products is sourced from California. It is regularly tested for arsenic, and detectable levels have never been found. We understand that the recent report was very concerning for parents, so if you have any additional questions, don't hesitate to be in touch.
All the best,
Natalya"
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