In early May, Queen’s University Belfast released a report that baby food contained far more inorganic arsenic than was allowed under the European Union’s official food safety regulations.
By far the biggest offender was rice. Makers of both rice cakes and rice cereal, commonly used to help transition babies away from formula, were particularly non-complaint with 61% and 32% respectively not meeting the guidelines.
The excess arsenic violates a similar regulation established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration back in April 2016….
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