It was disheartening to see 2017 tests by Healthy Babies Bright Futures and a repeat of tests by Consumer Reports in 2018 that continued to show high levels of inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal compared to non-rice and multi-grain infant cereals. For example, once an infant is six months old, 24 ounces of infant cereal is added to their food package along with infant food fruits and vegetables.įor years, the Oregon state staff have followed consumer alerts about arsenic in infant rice cereal and shared this information with WIC local agency staff. WIC’s food benefit differs from other nutrition programs because it provides specific quantities of selected foods, rather than a dollar amount to purchase food. The Oregon Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) became the first WIC Program in the nation to remove arsenic-containing infant rice cereal from its list of approved products to purchase with the WIC food benefit in February 2019.
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