Food
Moderate burden — Infant Rice Cereal (Inorganic Arsenic) adds a moderate, reducible exposure.
Single-grain rice cereal as a first food.
Each driver rated 0 (none) to 10 (worst)
Evidence strength: strong · Detox Score = 100 − hazard×4.6 − exposure×3.4 − persistence×2.6, clamped 1–100.
A Detox Score of 45 places infant rice cereal (inorganic arsenic) in the Moderate band. The chemical-hazard rating is what drives the score down. Rice takes up more inorganic arsenic from soil and water than other grains, and regulators set a specific action level for infant rice cereal because infants eat a large amount relative to body weight. Varying the grain is the straightforward move.
Infant Rice Cereal (Inorganic Arsenic) has a Detox Score of 45 out of 100 (Moderate burden), which means it adds a moderate, reducible exposure. Rice takes up more inorganic arsenic from soil and water than other grains, and regulators set a specific action level for infant rice cereal because infants eat a large amount relative to body weight. Varying the grain is the straightforward move.
A lower-exposure swap for infant rice cereal (inorganic arsenic) is: Rotate in oat, barley and multigrain cereals. Rice takes up more inorganic arsenic from soil and water than other grains, and regulators set a specific action level for infant rice cereal because infants eat a large amount relative to body weight. Varying the grain is the straightforward move.