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.
美国政府告诉父母不要过分依赖米糊作为婴儿的主食,因为这是婴儿砷接触的主要原因。
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.
食品和药品管理局在新闻稿中表示,正在努力降低婴儿米糊中的无机砷含量。
FDA officials are requiring rice cereal to contain no more than 100 parts per billion of inorganic arsenic.
美国食品药品管理局官员要求大米谷物中无机砷含量每10亿不超过100个单位。
But, the agency also encouraged parents to not feed their kids too much cereal.
但是,该机构还鼓励家长不要给孩子喂过多的谷物。
Exposure to inorganic arsenic can lead to developmental issues for children, such as decreased performance on developmental tests.
接触无机砷可导致儿童发育问题,如发育测试性能下降。
The FDA says the risk also applies to pregnant women.
美国食品药品管理局表示孕妇也有同样的风险。
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