Arsenic hidden in baby formula, cereal bars, and energy shots?

[Swede]

First arsenic was found in apple juice, then brown rice...now in organic baby formula? Yes, according to a Darmouth College study which found that baby formulas, cereal bars, and energy shots that contain brown rice syrup have high levels of arsenic -- well above the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water.

High levels of arsenic exposure can raise a person’s risk for cancer and heart disease, and young children who ingest too much arsenic may suffer lower IQs and poorer intellectual function.

The research, published online today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, found that products containing organic brown rice syrup -- used as a sweetener to replace high fructose corn syrup -- contained up to six times the EPA safe drinking water limit for arsenic. That’s based on arsenic measurements of 17 infant formulas, 29 cereal bars, and 3 energy shots that were purchased from local stores in Hanover, New Hampshire.

http://bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2012/02/16/arsenic-hidden-baby-formula-cereal-bars-and-energy-shots/TGDdH0su4zjbMHVUpx3yqK/story.html

[snagglepuss]

1. This syrup appears to be mostly in organic products. Bottom line

is that the organics business is no more ethical than any other for-profit business

[BlueToTheBone]

2. The arsenic content is different in

different parts of the country. Arkansas and Louisiana rice has a higher content than California rice.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_4968.cfm

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

3. I know this isn't popular, but cut back on sweetener and

test all products for all types of poison levels.
Even more important for infant development.