Researchers at Dartmouth College have found that organic baby formulas, as well as cereal bars, have high levels of arsenic contained in them. The arsenic that has been found in the products has been deemed inorganic arsenic, which has an elevated risk of cancer development.

The arsenic is concentrated in organic brown rice syrup. This syrup is used as an alternative to high fructose corn syrup as a way to make the product healthier in nature.  The researchers found that the baby formula and the cereal bars, that showed rice as a main ingredient, had increased amounts of arsenic.

There are regulations on arsenic in water consumption, but currently there are not any set for food products. One of the researchers involved in the study recommended that parents not feed their infant children baby food products with rice syrup as one of the main ingredients.

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