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Aakanksha Surve

Parents warned against feeding common product to young children due to presence of inorganic arsenic

The FSAI has issued a stark warning to parents against feeding rice milk to infants and toddlers due to the presence of arsenic.

Children up to the age of 4.5 years should not consume rice milk as a substitute for cows' milk, breast milk or infant formula, warned the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

Rice-based infant formula and follow-on formula are not legally permitted to be sold in the European market.

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