date:May 14, 2012
in at 171 ppb (53 percent of which was inorganic).
Jackson is especially concerned about the infant formulas in light of the fact that the EPA standards for drinking water are set not for tiny babies, but for full grown adults. So the impact of these levels of arsenic might be far greater. Beyond this, he said, some babies are getting formula as their sole source of nutrition.
The Darmouth researchers hope that studies like these will spur government agencies to take a closer look at food. There