Meharg, A.A.Sun, G.Williams, P.N.Adomako, E.E.Deacon, C.Zhu, Y.-G.Feldmann, J.Raab, A.2013-01-042017-10-142013-01-042017-10-142008Environmental Pollution 152: 746-749http://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/2470Inorganic arsenic is a chronic exposure carcinogen. Analysis of UK baby rice revealed a median inorganic arsenic content (n = 17) of 0.11 mg/kg. By plotting inorganic arsenic against total arsenic, it was found that inorganic As concentrations increased linearly up to 0.25 mg/ kg total arsenic, then plateaued at 0.16 mg/kg at higher total arsenic concentrations. Inorganic arsenic intake by babies (4-12 months) was considered with respect to current dietary ingestion regulations. It was found that 35% of the baby rice samples analysed would be illegal for sale in China which has regulatory limit of 0.15 mg/kg inorganic arsenic. EU and US food regulations on arsenic are non-existent. When baby inorganic arsenic intake from rice was considered, median consumption (expressed as mg/kg/d) was higher than drinking water maximum exposures predicted for adults in these regions when water intake was expressed on a bodyweight basis.enArsenicbaby ricefood regulationsArticle