Although the team's initial tests found barely a trace of
arsenic in baby formula and pureed baby food, later tests showed that two organic toddler formulas contained up to 60 ppb of arsenic (adjusted for dilution)-- six times the EPA safety limit for water.
Bloomberg News reports: Dartmouth College researchers have found high levels of a rice - based ingredient that sometimes contains
arsenic in baby formula.
Not exact matches
The powder and water used to make
baby formula may be sources of
arsenic, which occurs naturally
in the environment and
in large doses is linked to serious health problems
And recent reports that some popular
baby formulas and foods tested positive for lead and
arsenic, and BPA and its potentially harmful substitutes can be passed from mother to child
in utero only make matters worse for health - conscious parents.
In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula - fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breastfed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic concentration
In the first U.S. study of urinary
arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula - fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breastfed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic concentration
in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that
formula - fed infants had higher
arsenic levels than breastfed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low
arsenic concentrations.
Until MSNBC's Today show wakes you up with the latest news:
arsenic has been found
in baby formula.