09 Mar 2020 --- The amount of infant rice cereals that do not surpass the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s recommendation for inorganic arsenic levels has risen to 76 percent (2018) from 36 percent (2011-2013). This is the result of tests including 149 infant rice cereals – both white and brown – in response to the FDA’s 2016 Draft Guidance for Industry. This proposed an action level of 100 parts per billion (ppb) for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereals. The agency says the data affirms that the current proposed action level is achievable with the use of good manufacturing practices, such as sourcing rice with lower levels of inorganic arsenic.
