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News & Articles By Jessica Dolores

09/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Introducing your baby to solid food… and neurotoxins: Elevated levels of mercury found in infant rice cereal

One of the biggest problems our planet is facing is the prevalence of heavy metals in the environment. Mercury, in particular, is not only ubiquitous, but it’s also found in places people are least likely to look. That is what researchers from the U.S. and China found out in their study published in the Journal of […]

04/17/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Methylmercury measured in rice-based infant cereal; infant daily dietary intake estimation of methylmercury

Large amounts of methylmercury (MeHG) in rice-based infant cereal can create developmental issues in babies and children. This is the finding of a recent research published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The research team studied 119 samples of infant cereals using a variety of grains bought from various regions in the U.S. and China. Rice cereals […]

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