title: Inorganic arsenic levels in rice milk exceed EU and US drinking water standards.
abstract: Under EU legislation, total arsenic levels in drinking water should not exceed 10 microg l(-1), while in the US this figure is set at 10 microg 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 microg 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, St., Machar Drive, Aberdeen, UK, AB24 3UU.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Meharg
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deacon
authors.forename: Robert C J
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: Paul N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feldmann
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raab
mesh_terms: D001152:Arsenicals / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D041941:Milk Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D012275:Oryza / Q000737:chemistry*; D014481:United States; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals