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Wine Contains Lots More Arsenic Than Water, But Poses Small Health Threat
October 7, 2015: 12:00 AM EST
A U.S. researcher has determined that wine on average contains a lot more arsenic than the U.S. EPA allows in drinking water, but the risk of poisoning is small unless you’re also getting arsenic from other dietary sources, like apple juice, rice or cereal bars. The problem is especially worrisome for pregnant women, children and the elderly, the scientists said. They are more likely to consume large amounts of contaminated rice, organic brown rice syrup, seafood, wine, and apple juice. The study analyzed 65 wines from Washington, New York, California and Oregon. Washington wines had the highest arsenic concentrations, while Oregon's had the lowest. Arsenic leaches into water and soil – and then the food chain – when rocks containing the metalloid are eroded by rain, rivers or wind.
Denise Wilson, "Arsenic Content in American Wine. ",
Journal of Environmental Health
, October 07, 2015, © Denise Wilson
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-wines-contain-high-arsenic-levels/
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