a small amount of arsenic and other toxic substances found in the soil, according to the media of the southern daily (source: Al Jazeera - City messenger). "Penetrate" into some of the best selling baby foods, including Nestle and Hipp. The Daily Mail reported on 11 daily, April, that although manufacturers insist that the content of these substances is low in infant food and is not enough to pose a threat to health, scientists and some food activists have called for the elimination of the harmful substances from infant food. There are many well-known brands of baby food tested by researchers, including Organix, Hebao, Nestle and Holle. The study points out that it is worrying that these infant foods may contain a large number of toxic elements, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and uranium. These toxic elements are mainly derived from raw materials.
2 meters per day, the inhalation of arsenic was 50 times higher than that of breast milk by 50 times
reported that in baby food, these toxic elements must be ensured to be particularly low. For rice based foods, high levels of arsenic are a major concern. Two years ago, the British Food Standards Agency issued an official warning that infants should stop eating rice paste because of the presence of arsenic.
researchers say that the toxic elements in baby food are measured in micrograms, which is much higher than that in breast milk. Hebao's Organic Peach and banana breakfast cereals contain 1.7 micrograms of arsenic, 0.13 micrograms of cadmium and 0.33 micrograms of lead.
, for example, the content of arsenic in baby products is far below the official limit. Nestle said that the company carefully selected raw materials to ensure that the toxic substances from the soil as little as possible.
studies found that if babies eat 2 meters of paste daily, the inhalation of arsenic will be 50 times higher than that of breastfeeding alone, 150 times as high as cadmium and 8 times as high as lead. Previous studies have shown that a small amount of arsenic also increases the risk of cancer, while cadmium can cause damage to the nerves and kidneys.
fresh milk containing arsenic per kilogram can not exceed 0.2 mg
in the morning of April 11th, the reporter learned that the national standard of heavy metal residue limit of our country stipulates that the highest content of arsenic (grain) is 0.7 mg / kg, fresh milk is 0.2 mg / kg, and the national standard limit of drinking water is 0.01 mg / L.
"in general, arsenic poisoning has acute contact and chronic contact. If milk powder contains it, then it is chronic contact." Hao Fengtong, director of occupational diseases and poisoning in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, said. For chronic contact, Mr. Hao said that there are three main hazards to the body:
one is that the skin and mucous membrane will appear pigmented, for example, the white skin will gradually become more colored, and the skin color is not uniform, and there will be some "flowers", while the horns of the hands and feet will become thicker, just like after labor. It is called excessive keratinization. The two is peripheral neuritis, that is, limb extremities will numb or pain, memory will also decline. Three is a certain damage to the liver. According to the "Legal Evening Newspaper"
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American milk powder detected melamine
November 2008, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) test data showed that mechan minister EnfamilLIPIL iron baby milk powder containing trace melamine, Nestle GoodSt Art enhanced iron supplementation infant formula contains trace amounts of cyanuric acid, a derivative of melamine. The Abbott milk powder contains no such chemicals, but a Abbott Company spokesman said the company's internal self inspection found traces of melamine in its products.
it is reported that after the Sanlu milk powder incident happened in the US, FDA also began to examine melamine in its domestic products privately. The total number of
"pint" potato chips exceeded
in August 2010. 86 batches of food and cosmetics were detected at the entrance to the country, intercepted outside the country, including nearly 39 kilograms of "pint" chips imported from the United States, and the total number of colonies was found to exceed the standard. The AQSIQ import and export food safety bureau announced the "blacklist" of imported substandard food and cosmetics in March 2010. The
blacklist includes imported American P.amp; amp; G production of 38.92 kilos of "pint" chili chips, detected the total number of colonies exceeding the standard, and is now returned.
coffee mate contains hydrogenated vegetable oil
after the notorious name of "DDT" from the cream of the plant, the cream of the cream product also suffers immediately. The ingredients of vegetable fat include hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is widely found in the Chinese market as a coffee mate. In November 10, 2010, Nestle, China's instant coffee market, said in a written response to a reporter: "in daily diet, the trans fatty acid contained in the Nestle coffee partner products can be ignored, and the Nestle coffee partner is completely safe to eat." However, reporters also found that nestle in some foreign official website, but is vigorously promoting the harm of plant butter.