Inorganic arsenic levels in rice milk exceed EU and US drinking water standards
Inorganic arsenic levels in rice milk exceed EU and US drinking water standards
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DOI：
10.1039/b800981c
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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通讯作者：
Raab, Andrea
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作者：
Meharg, Andrew A.;Deacon, Claire;Raab, Andrea
根据欧盟法律，饮用水中的总砷含量不应超过10 μ g l（-1），而在美国，这一数字被设定为10 μ g l（-1）无机砷。在超市调查中分析的所有米浆样品（n = 19）将不符合欧盟限值，记录的浓度高达3倍，而在测定了砷物质的子集（n = 15）中，80%的无机砷水平高于10 μ g l（-1），其余3个样品接近该值。米浆被视为水的替代品还是食品是一个值得讨论的问题，欧盟或美国没有食品标准强调这方面的水和食品法规之间的差异。
Under EU legislation, total arsenic levels in drinking water should not exceed 10 mu g l(-1), while in the US this figure is set at 10 mu g l(-1) inorganic arsenic. All rice milk samples analysed in a supermarket survey (n = 19) would fail the EU limit with up to 3 times this concentration recorded, while out of the subset that had arsenic species determined (n 15), 80% had inorganic arsenic levels above 10 mu g l(-1), with the remaining 3 samples approaching this value. It is a point for discussion whether rice milk is seen as a water substitute or as a food, there are no EU or US food standards highlighting the disparity between water and food regulations in this respect.