date:Mar 10, 2014
EFSA has updated its analysis of the occurrence of arsenic in food in Europe. The analysis includes around 3,000 data samples on inorganic arsenic, which is more toxic than organic compounds. The Authoritys data specialists have also refined their estimates of chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic using information from the EFSA Food Consumption Database.
The latest analysis gives lower estimates of dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic than those reported by EFSA in 2009. The accuracy