Nestle Voice Products Emphasize Safety &Nbsp; Arsenic Products Are Not Sold In China.

According to the latest reports in the British media, Swedish researchers reported that infant foods containing 9 kinds of famous European brands including Nestle included toxic heavy metals as arsenic, lead and cadmium. Although their contents did not reach the upper limit of the WHO (WHO) standard, infants' long-term consumption would lead to mental impairment and even abnormal behavior.

It is reported that the European Commission officials have decided to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the re establishment of new baby food safety standards.

The research samples included Nestle, Xi Bao, Hipp, Holle, Organix and other 9 well-known brands for more than 4 months, and 9 kinds of infant formula.

It is understood that the Swedish research institution that published research papers is the world's top medical school, the Miljomedicin Institute of Caroline Institute in Sweden (a committee of the Caroline Institute is specially responsible for awarding the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine).

The paper was published in January this year's international authoritative academic journal "Food Chemistry".

The Swedish Research Institute released a report on the trace amounts of manganese, cadmium and arsenic in infant food. Yesterday, Nestle (China) Limited issued a statement emphasizing that "Nestle products are not manufactured and sold in China" and that these products are completely safe and meet all relevant standards in northern Europe and Europe.

Domestic food safety experts point out that international and domestic food safety standards have limited provisions for arsenic content in infant formula foods, and it is safe to eat within limits.

Reporters learned that the domestic infant cereals auxiliary food standards only limit the requirements for two heavy metals such as arsenic and lead.

As for the limit of cadmium and other elements, the limit of eight elements such as lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, selenium, arsenic, copper and zinc in grain (including cereals, beans, potatoes) and products is required by the Ministry of agriculture.

Study: arsenic content in samples exceeds 2~3 times of breast milk.

On the 12 day, a journalist from a medical expert of Zhongshan University got the English version of the highly concerned paper (a high content of essential elements and toxic elements in infant formula and infant food) - a matter of concern.

After careful reading, it is found that the content and intake of toxic and essential elements in 6 months old baby food are mainly studied and evaluated.

In most of the formula foods, the content of calcium, iron, zinc, manganese and molybdenum must be higher than that of breast milk.

Compared with breastfeeding, the daily intake of manganese in infant food is ten times to several hundred times, which may damage health.

It is understood that researchers from the Swedish market bought 9 kinds of infant formula (edible from birth) and 9 kinds of children's food (4 years old or above) as samples, and pointed out that these foods are produced by large food merchants and can be purchased on a global scale.

The samples included Nestle, Xi Bao (Hipp), Holle, Organix and so on.

From the experimental results, in a group of infant formula foods, except one sample, they contained higher 1.3~20 (cadmium content), lead (1.6~3 times) and uranium (1.7~46 times) than breast milk, of which 3 samples had more arsenic than breast milk 2~3 times.

Comparison: cereal food arsenic content is higher than milk food.

As for the group of children's food, the contents of magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, arsenic, cadmium and antimony in children's food samples based on grain production are higher than those based on milk production.

The arsenic content in rice samples is particularly high, reaching 17~33 micrograms / kg, while other foods are only 0.2~3 micrograms / kg.

The two food based on rice also contains other toxic elements.

The reporter noted that in the analysis of arsenic hazard section, the paper indicates that in the experimental samples, the arsenic content of 3 samples based solely on rice is about 30 micrograms / kg, and the arsenic content of 2 samples added to the fruit outside the rice is slightly reduced to 18 micrograms / kg.

Among them, a sample is equivalent to 1 micrograms per kilogram of human body intake. If fed 2 times a day, it is close to the European standard ceiling (2.1 micrograms / kg), which has exceeded the level of health and safety.

Many studies have found that rice and rice based infant food often contain high levels of arsenic, mostly in the form of the most toxic inorganic arsenic.

Arsenic can also cause many toxic reactions in addition to carcinogenesis. Children are especially sensitive to it.

If children take low doses of arsenic from drinking water at the early stage of growth, they will cause illness and death or damage early development.

At the end of the paper, the essential elements of daily intake, especially manganese, iron and molybdenum, increase with the popularity of complementary foods for infants and young children.

It is worth noting that these foods may also bring high doses of toxic elements such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and uranium, which are mainly derived from raw materials for food.

Investigation: no product mentioned in the paper was found.

The reports have attracted wide attention, especially the words "baby food mixed with arsenic", which made many mothers panic.

Mom appeared on the Internet for 8 pages of discussion. Many mothers expressed confusion. Netizens "wanghaomm" said, "if rice is also toxic, then it is harmful to your body to eat rice paste for yourself.

Crazy!

What else can I eat? "

In response to relevant reports, Nestle (China) Limited made a special statement on the 12 day, emphasizing that Nestle products reported in the report were completely safe and consistent with all Nordic and European standards, and Nestle products reported were not produced and sold in China.

Nestle's infant food produced and sold in China fully meets the requirements of Chinese regulations and standards, and consumers can rest assured.

Nestle told reporters in the Chinese Federation that the products used in the experiment were not produced in China at all, so they immediately excluded Chinese products from events.

But when asked where the source of the rice products was, the contact said "unclear".

The reporter then visited many children's goods shops on the people's road, and did not find the rice paste of Nestle, Hipp (Hipp), Holle, and Organix (Organix) brand.

The brand of rice paste is Heinz, weiqi and Beingmate.

Later, a supermarket in Zhongshan Road found 11 kinds of infant food, including beef and vegetable formula rice paste, carrot formula rice paste, chicken vegetable formula rice paste and so on, all of which are Heilongjiang.

But on the big shopping website, reporters found other brands of rice paste products mentioned in the paper, and they all claimed to be producing in Europe, such as "HIPP hi Bao banana dinner, organic oat rice noodle rice paste" (43.5 yuan), "(Swiss brand) HOLLE natural organic rice flour, rice flour, rice paste, 250 grams for 4 months" (55 yuan), and "Organix organic whole wheat paste rice noodle" (62 yuan).

Experts: rice has strong absorption capacity for arsenic.

Why do rice and other rice formula foods contain arsenic?

The paper points out that the toxic elements that may be contained in infant formula are derived from natural raw materials or contaminated by food processing.

For example, infant food based on rice production reported arsenic levels above safety standards in 2008.

Insiders told reporters that heavy metals exist in soil due to natural factors or man-made pollution.

When grains grow, they absorb heavy metals from the soil, and rice absorbs arsenic more strongly.

International studies have shown that even trace arsenic can cause brain damage in infants.

The European Food Safety Authority's requirement for arsenic in food is about 2 micrograms per kilogram of body weight, but recently it has indicated that it needs to re evaluate its risk.

The WHO also suspended its recommendation for arsenic intake because recent studies have shown that even trace arsenic can cause cancer.

Expert: below standard limit for food safety

Professor Yang Xingfen, a professor of toxicology at Zhongshan University and an expert committee on food safety in Guangdong Province, said that international and national governments have limited provisions for the arsenic content in infant formula foods, so long as the content is below the standard limit, it can be said to be safe.

For cereals, such as infant and young rice paste, there are mandatory standards in the state. The quality supervision department will also check according to compulsory standards when conducting spot checks.

However, the domestic standard for cereal supplementary foods only requires two kinds of heavy metals such as arsenic and lead.

According to the national standard "cereal supplement food for infants and young children", lead, arsenic and other pollutants are controlled in a limited quantity, of which cereal supplementary food with fish, liver and vegetables is limited to 0.3 mg / kg, and the lead limit of other products is 0.2 mg / kg.

The amount of inorganic arsenic added to algae is limited to 0.3 mg / kg, and other products are limited to 0.2 mg / kg.

There are NY 861-2004 standard requirements for the eight elements of lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, selenium, arsenic, copper and zinc in food and products, of which the cadmium content in rice products (Cd) is 0.2 mg / kg.

Arsenic (arsenic) is a well-known chemical element, the element symbol As, atomic order 33.

Arsenic sulfide ores have been used as pigments and insecticides and rodenticides since ancient times.

Sulfur compounds are highly toxic, and today the Latin name arsenium and As of arsenic are evolved from this word.

Arsenic trioxide is known as arsenic or arsenic in ancient Chinese literature.

Low dose arsenic trioxide was first used as medicine in Chinese medicine books in the 973 year's edition of "Kai Bao Materia Medica" compiled by the Song Dynasty.

Eat two times a day.

Arsenic may damage the nervous system.

The study found that if fed two times a day, the number of "arsenic" exposure to carcinogens was 50 times higher than that of breastfeeding. Exposure to heavy metals "cadmium" which could damage the nervous system and kidney function increased by 150 times than that of breast feeding. Exposure could cause permanent mental damage or abnormal behavior of heavy metal lead, and the number would increase 8 times.