The U.S. government is telling parents to not rely too heavily on rice cereal as a food staple for babies because it is a leading cause of arsenic exposure for infants.
美國政府告訴父母不要過分依賴米糊作為嬰兒的主食,因為這是嬰兒砷接觸的主要原因。
The Food and Drug Administration said in a news release that it is working to reduce the levels of inorganic arsenic in rice cereal for babies because of the concerns.
食品和藥品管理局在新聞稿中表示,正在努力降低嬰兒米糊中的無機砷含量。
FDA officials are requiring rice cereal to contain no more than 100 parts per billion of inorganic arsenic.
美國食品藥品管理局官員要求大米谷物中無機砷含量每10億不超過100個單位。
But, the agency also encouraged parents to not feed their kids too much cereal.
但是,該機構還鼓勵家長不要給孩子喂過多的谷物。
Exposure to inorganic arsenic can lead to developmental issues for children, such as decreased performance on developmental tests.
接觸無機砷可導致兒童發育問題,如發育測試性能下降。
The FDA says the risk also applies to pregnant women.
美國食品藥品管理局表示孕婦也有同樣的風險。
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