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arsenic rice study prompts new advice for parents
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the uk’s food standards agency is advising that infants are not given rice drinks as a replacement for cows’ milk, breast milk, or infant formula, following a new study that indicates potential to exceed maximum intake. last year a study published in the journal environmental pollution analysed samples from three brands of pure baby rice formulae from different manufacturers, and found inorganic arsenic levels to range from 0.06 to 0.16 mg per kg. according to the scientists, these levels mean some children could be getting six times the recommended maximum level of the carcinogen for their weight. the fsa said at the time that the study findings did not raise concern and reassured consumers. it did, however, initiate a survey of 60 samples of rice drinks, as part of a wider survey of arsenic in rice and rice products. it found arsenic in all samples of rice drinks at low concentrations, with an average concentration of 0.023 mg per kg of total arsenic and 0.012 mg per kg of inorganic arsenic was found. although these averages are below the levels flagged last year, fsa has now advised caution over their use. “if toddlers and young children (ages 1 – 4.5 years) consume rice drinks instead of breast milk, infant formula or cows’ milk, the agency estimates that their intake of inorganic arsenic could be increased by up to four fold if combined intakes for high-level consumption of rice drinks at the mean concentration of inorganic arsenic plus average exposure from the rest of the diet are considered.” it also gave nutritional grounds as a reason for not substituting rice drinks for other forms of infant nutrition. arsenic limits arsenic occurs widely in the environment and is present in many foods at low levels. the inorganic form is now understood to cause cancer, by bringing changes to the dna. rice and rice products have higher levels of inorganic arsenic compared with other foods. in 1959 uk regulations gave a general limit for arsenic in foods at 1mg per kg – although lower levels exist for certain categories. at this time, however, the carcinogenicity of inorganic arsenic was unknown. the european food safety authority is understood to be conducting a risk assessment of arsenic in food, and its opinion is expected in september. “following this, it is possible that eu-wide regulations will be set for arsenic levels in foods,” predicts the fsa. details of the fsa’s survey of rice drinks is available online. http://www.food.gov.uk/science/surveillance/fsisbranch2009/survey0209 source of original study on arsenic in rice drinks: environmental pollution available online, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.01.043 "inorganic arsenic levels in baby rice are of concern" authors: andrew meharg, guoxin sun, paul williams, eureka adomako, claire deacon, yong-guan zhu, joerg feldmann, andrea raab.
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
Date :
11
November
2007
Category :
Dried Foods
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the uk’s food standards agency is working on improving allergen labelling and control practices used by industry, with investigations set to kick off in november at an open meeting with researchers. the meeting, to be held in cambridge on 26 november, is the first step in the agency’s examination of how external factors may impact people’s allergic reactions to different foods.
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the uk’s food standards agency said yesterday it would investigate reports that milk from the offspring of a cloned cow has gone on sale in the country. an anonymous uk farmer told the international herald tribune he was producing milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily milk output. the farmer requested anonymity for fear of buyers no longer taking his milk, the newspaper said. the eu said two years ago that there was “no clear evidence” of any difference in safety between products from cloned or conventionally-bred animals.
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reading scientific services ltd (rssl) has announced that it has validated new methods to test for the presence of fish and molluscs in food products. the company said with the addition of these new tests, it now has the capability to detect all 14 allergens that must be labelled if present in food products, under the provisions of eu council directive 2003/89/ec and its amendments; molluscs and lupin were added to list in 2007.
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infant formula manufacturers need to invest further in safety controls in order to regain public confidence after the chinese melamine scandal, fao has said. the melamine scandal has rocked consumer confidence in infant formula, and “restoring consumer confidence is critical,” said ezzeddine boutrif, director of the fao nutrition and consumer protection division.
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the debate over products from cloned animals entering the european food chain will enter a new phase next week, as meps ask the commission searching questions about the welfare of cloned animals, ethics, and consumer information. the european commission has previously said that meat and milk from cloned animals are “expected to spread within the global food as early as 2010”, according to a parliament communiqué .
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e. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? isn’t it about time the slices of the us food safety pie were taken back from the multiple federal agencies involved and surveillance placed under one roof? confidence in a system where 15 different agencies administer as many as 30 laws is ebbing with us politicians and food companies, following the recent salmonella scare linked to eight deaths, demanding an overhaul of how the sector is regulated.
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