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Rice milk arsenic contamination prompts food watchdog warning for children to stop drinking it 05-23-2009 Toddlers and young children should not be given rice milk because it exposes them to arsenic, parents have been told. The Food Standards Agency issued the warning after an official study of 60 rice milk products showed all contained traces of the poison. Cancer rates attributable to arsenic in rice vary globally 01-21-2009 Exposure to inorganic arsenic in rice is associated with various internal cancersliver, bladder, kidney, and lungas well as other health problems, including skin cancer and diabetes. But how much does rice in the diet contribute to human exposure, when compared with arsenic in drinking water? Research in ES&T (DOI 10.1021/es802612a) shows that rice may be an important addition to arsenic dose, especially for people with a higher than usual rice intake. Superfood rice bran contains arsenic 08-23-2008 Rice bran – a so-called "superfood" – might contain dangerous amounts of a natural poison. A new study suggests that rice bran, the shavings left over after brown rice is polished to produce white rice grains, contains "inappropriate" levels of arsenic. Andrew Meharg at the University of Aberdeen, UK, and colleagues found that the levels of arsenic in rice bran products available on the internet and used in food-aid programmes funded by the US government would be illegal in China – the only country in the world to have standards for how much arsenic is permissible in food. Arsenic found in infant rice cereal 05-01-2008 LONDON, May 1 (UPI) -- Researchers say one-third of infant rice cereal in Britain contains unsafe levels of arsenic. Environmental chemist Andrew Meharg of Aberdeen University in Scotland and colleagues tested 17 samples of baby rice from three British supermarkets, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday. He said high levels of arsenic were also found in rice products such as rice milk and puffed rice cereal. "I don't want to give out nutritional advice to the public, but as a parent I would try to reduce my baby's exposure to any contamination," he said. Field trials to assess the uptake of arsenic by vegetables from contaminated soils and soil remediation with iron oxides. 07-20-2003 The uptake of arsenic (As) by plants from contaminated soils presents a health hazard that may affect the use of agricultural and former industrial land. Methods for limiting the hazard are desirable. A proposed remediation treatment comprises the precipitation of iron (Fe) oxides in the contaminated soil by adding ferrous sulfate and lime. Determination of inorganic arsenic in white fish using microwave-assisted alkaline alcoholic sample dissolution and HPLC-ICP-MS 01-01-2004 The majority of the results for inorganic arsenic were lower than the LOD of 3 ng g(-1), which corresponded to less than one per thousand of the total arsenic content in the fish samples. For mackerel, however, the recovery of As(III) was incomplete and the method was not suited for this fat-rich fish. High Levels Of Arsenic In Chicken May Require Adjustment in Consumption Study in Environmental Health Perspectives Reveals Young Chickens Have Highest Level of Arsenic [ Do iron plaque & genotypes affect arsenate uptake & translocation by rice seedlin 07-02-2004 Do iron plaque and genotypes affect arsenate uptake and translocation by rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) grown in solution culture? Distribution and biotransformation of arsenic species in chicken 07-01-2004 This study evaluated the bioaccumulation and biotransformation of arsenic species in chicken heart and meat tissues. The experimental study was carried out using two sets of samples. In the first one, 10-d-old chickens were exposed to sodium arsenate, using spiked drinking water Effects of compost and phosphate on plant arsenic accumulation from soils near pressure-treated wood. 10-19-2004 Leaching of arsenic (As) from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood may elevate soil arsenic levels. Thus, an environmental concern arises regarding accumulation of As in vegetables grown in these soils Arsenic metabolism in seaweed-eating sheep from Northern Scotland. 07-03-2003 - pub med