The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has warned about the illegal sale online of rice-based infant and follow-on formula.
Such formulas are not permitted to be sold in Europe, as they do not meet
Continue Reading Irish agency issues rice milk arsenic warning following consumer complaint
A new congressional report has revealed highly dangerous levels of arsenic and other poisons in baby food. It also reveals that Walmart, Campbell Foods, and Sprout Organic Foods refused to cooperate with the subcommittee’s investigation.
Continue Reading New report says arsenic, other metals consistently contaminate baby foods
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
Continue Reading Researchers find arsenic in rice risk for UK infants
Laboratory analysis of 50 big-name baby foods showed the presence of at least one heavy metal in all of them, with two-thirds having “worrisome” levels, according to information from Consumer Reports. Researchers also said organic
Continue Reading Lead levels in baby food ‘worrisome’ but industry can fix the problem
Infant rice cereals are popular with parents because they are affordable, easy to digest, and unlikely to cause
Continue Reading Arsenic in infant rice cereals compared with lead exposure
Those wishing to comment on draft guidance for industry on inorganic arsenic levels in rice cereals for infants have 14 more days to do so. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that, because
Continue Reading Still time to comment on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal
Having documenting that many rice cereals for infants and toddles have significant levels of inorganic arsenic — which can cause neurologic and developmental problems — the government is proposing a maximum allowable limit for the
Continue Reading FDA seeks comments on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced a bill in Congress on Thursday which would limit the amount of inorganic arsenic permitted in rice and rice-based foods. The R.I.C.E (Reducing food-based Inorganic Compounds Exposure) Act would require
Continue Reading New Bill Would Limit Permissible Level of Inorganic Arsenic in Rice
