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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 (fsa) has said it is investigating claims that milk from a cloned cow has entered the nation’s dairy supply. the announcement comes after an unnamed dairy farmer told the international herald tribune that he was using milk from a cow bred from a clone as part of his daily production. fsa said that this would need to be considered for ‘novel food’ approval before it can be sold in the market.
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the uk’s department of health yesterday insisted the country’s coalition government has yet to make a decision on the future of the food standards agency. reports this weekend in the uk suggested that the agency, the country’s food watchdog, would be disbanded. the fsa would see its functions move to the department of health and the department for environment, food and rural affairs, reuters said. however, the department of health said “no decision had been taken with the fsa”, although it added: “all arms-length bodies will be subject for a review.
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now a decade old, the uk’s food standards agency is counting its achievements and scoping out new challenges ahead. it has set out a new strategy for science and evidence, which will underscore its methodologies for the next five years. the strategy was unveiled at a one-day conference in london yesterday to mark the 10th anniversary of the fsa, and describes activities the agency will carry out to gets the right evidence and uses it effectively to support its work on building food safety and encouraging healthy diets.
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the uk’s food standards agency has added to its listing of companies that do not use the southampton-six colours, including cool drinks company, lakeland, montgomeryshire natural spring water products, plas farm ltd, rubicon drinks, and sunny delight beverage company. the colours were linked by a study at southampton university, published in the lancet in 2007, to hyperactivity in children.
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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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the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) will have a new chair from next summer, as dame deirdre hutton has announced she will step down at the end of her term in july 2009. the fsa was set up in 2000 as part of a number of measures to improve food safety in the wake of the bse crisis. dame hutton has been at the helm since 2005. alan johnson, secretary of state for health, said that while dame hutton has been with the agency “it has become even more trusted by consumers and respected by industry as an independent guardian of our food.
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the migration of formaldehyde into foods from food contact materials manufactured in the far east may still be a problem, according to a new fsa survey. the uk’s food standards agency (fsa) tested 50 samples of food contact material from the far east, and found that eight exceeded ec norms. “the results of this survey suggest that there may still continue to be a problem with some imports into the eu of melamine-ware from the far east,” stated the agency.
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